Archivo: Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces holding a position behind the corner of a building with a Type 11 light machine gun, equipped with Type 99 gas masks, in Shanghai, China, August-November 1937. (37598977682)

Descripción: Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces holding a position behind the corner of a building with a Type 11 light machine gun, equipped with Type 99 gas masks, in Shanghai, China, August-November 1937. The Special Naval Landing Forces were the marine troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Initially, the SNLF were not a marine force, but was instead sailors who had basic infantry training and were employed in landings during the Russo-Japanese War and the Boxer Rebellion. The unit was formed in 1928 and saw extensive service in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theatre of WW2. The Battle of Shanghai was the first of the twenty-two major engagements fought between the National Revolutionary Army (Chinese nationalists) and the Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, it was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War. #historiansunion #colored #colorized #colourised #colorization #colourisation #color #colour #restoration #repair #history #military #ww1 #wwi #worldwarone #greatwar #thegreatwar #ww2 #wwii #worldwartwo #military #war #warfare #allies #axis #sinojapanesewar #shangai #china #japan
Título: Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces holding a position behind the corner of a building with a Type 11 light machine gun, equipped with Type 99 gas masks, in Shanghai, China, August-November 1937. (37598977682)
Créditos: Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces holding a position behind the corner of a building with a Type 11 light machine gun, equipped with Type 99 gas masks, in Shanghai, China, August-November 1937.
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