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Imperial Japanese Army
Abbreviations
 
Ranks
GEN General
LTG Lieutenant General
MG Major General
BG Brigadier General
COL Colonel
LTC Lieutenant Colonel
MAJ Major
CPT Captain
1LT 1st Lieutenant
2LT 2nd Lieutenant
Misc
AA Antiaircraft
AAB Army Air Base
AAF Army Air Field
AAMG Antiaircraft Machine Gun
Ammo Ammunition
Bn Battalion
Brig Brigade
Cav Cavalry
Co Company
Div Division
Engr Engineer
FA Field Artillery
Fld Field
HMG Heavy Machine Gun
Hqs Headquarters
Hvy Heavy
LMG Light Machine Gun
MMG Medium Machine Gun
Mtn Mountain
NAB Naval Air Base
NAS Naval Air Station
NCO Non-commissioned Officer(s)
NEI Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)
Plt Platoon
Recon Reconnaissance
Rgt Regiment
SNLF Special Naval Landing Force (IJN Naval Infantry)
Sqd Squad
Sqdn Squadron
Transp Transport
 
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