Kure 4th Special Naval Landing Force - 4th Defense Unit - Hankow Area Special Base Force

Kure 4th Special Naval Landing Force (Tsuzuki Unit), 4th Defense Unit, and Hankow Area Special Base Force photos. From an album belonging to Petty Officer 3rd Class Hori Shigenobu (堀重信) who served in the three units.

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Hori Shigenobu (堀重信) (original owner of these materials) and his comrade in Kure - August 2nd 1938

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Hori Shigenobu (堀重信) - Early September 1938

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Petty Officers and enlisted men of the Kure 4th SNLF in Hankow early November 1938

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Hori Shigenobu (堀重信) of the Kure 4th SNLF, Kitayama Company (北山中隊), Nishijima Platoon (西嶋小隊), stands in the remains of the Japanese Settlement in Hankow, late November 1938

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Remains of the Japanese Settlement in Hankow

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Commander Tsuzuki (続木禎弌)

Kure 4th Special Naval Landing Force Commander Aug 5 1938 - Dec 1 1938

4th Defense Unit Commander Dec 1 1938 - Apr 1 1939

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4th Defense Unit Headquarters

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4th Defense Unit Headquarters (Former German Police Station)

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4th Defense Unit Gunboat Unit Early March 1939

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4th Defense Unit Gunboat Unit

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4th Defense Unit Gunboat Unit

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Scenery around Hankow

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Wuhan University (武漢大学)

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Pillbox

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Guangya Park (廣雅公園)

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Zhongshan Park Hankow (漢口中山公園) Mid November 1939

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Zhongshan Park Hankow (漢口中山公園) Mid March 1939

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Zhongshan Park Hankow (漢口中山公園) Mid March 1939

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Zhongshan Park Hankow (漢口中山公園) Mid March 1939

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Zhongshan Park Hankow (漢口中山公園) Mid March 1939

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Hori Shigenobu (堀重信) mimicking the equipment of Warrant and Commissioned Officers - Circa 1939


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Petty Officer 3rd Class Hori Shigenobu (堀重信) wearing heat-resistant work clothing - Circa 1939


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Petty Officer 3rd Class Hori Shigenobu (堀重信) wearing a heat-resistant hat (pith helmet) - Circa 1939


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4th Defense Unit Patrol Unit Members - Circa 1939


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4th Defense Unit Patrol Unit Members on Patrol - Circa 1939


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All Members of the Dispatch Naval Landing Force's 2nd Company 3rd Platoon (Xiantao City (仙桃鎮) Capture Unit) Late October 1939


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Capture of Xiantao (仙桃鎮), 1939


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Capture of Xiantao (仙桃鎮), 1939


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Men of the 4th Defense Unit with Chinese children, 1939


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Naval Landing Force Squad, Capture of Xintao (仙桃鎮), 1939


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Brave men of the Iwamoto Section (岩本部隊) in the training corner on Emperor Meiji's Birthday, November 3rd 1939

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Hori Shigenobu (堀重信) and a comrade wearing Naval Landing Force Equipment - Circa 1939

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Hori Shigenobu (堀重信) and comrades wearing Naval Landing Force Equipment - Circa 1939

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After returning to Japan, January 27th 1940