Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF; Japanese: 海軍特別陸戦隊, romanized: Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai) were naval infantry units of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)...

operations. Though often referred to as "Japanese Marines," the Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai were entirely under the control of the Imperial Japanese Navy...

Pacific campaign of World War II. Japanese marines, known as Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai (Special Naval Landing Forces), with two small tanks attacked...

Papua New Guinea), the Allies of World War II faced the Japanese Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai (Special Naval Landing Forces), who wore jika-tabi as part of...

together with Kamikawa Maru provided air support for Kure's 5th "Kaigun tokubetsu rikusentai" (Japanese: 海軍特別陸戦隊), a Special Naval Landing Forces unit, which...

Naval Landing Force or Rikusentai or kaigun rikusentai or Tokubetsu Rikusentai: the Japanese Marines The Base Force or Tokubetsu Konkyochitai provided...