Army Shipping Command Breast Badge/船舶胸章

Established on May 9, 1944 by Imperial Edict No. 331.

Army Shipping Command Air Force Breast Badge 船舶胸章.jpg


Army Shipping Command Air Force Breast  Badge 船舶胸章.jpg


Badge was issued to IJA Shipping Command [a.k.a. IJA Shipping Force see https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/船舶司令部] officers and officer cadets.
Army Shipping Command included tansport units (in particular, submarine transports and high speed transport units), ship anti-aircraft units, engineer units, air force units (1st independent flight company and 2nd shipping anti-submarine flight company equipped with autogyros), etc.

Badge was worn above the right uniform pocket.

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Army Colonel Muranaka Shirō (commader of the Hiroshima Ship Training Center).

廣島船舶練習部長 陸軍大佐 村中四郎.jpg


Hiroshima Ship Training Center Officers.

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Officer cadet of Army Ship Training Department (10th Educational Unit).

江田島の海上挺進戦隊「陸軍船舶練習部第10教育隊」.jpg


Interesting photo: army shipping command breast badge + commander's badge https://asiamedals.info/forums/commander-badges.621/

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Originals.

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Army  Shipping Command Breast Badge 船舶胸章.jpg


Color variation.

Army Shipping Command Air Force Breast Badge 船舶胸章.jpg
Army Shipping Command  Air Force Breast Badge 船舶胸章.jpg


Original wings are quite rare. Market is completely dominated by fakes.

Army Shipping Command Air  Force Breast Badge 船舶胸章.jpg
 
Very close by workmanship to the previous badge.

Army Shipping Command Breast Badge 船舶胸章.jpg


Army Shipping Command  Breast Badge 船舶胸章.jpg
 
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