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National Police Reserve

The National Police Reserve (警察予備隊, Keisatsu Yobitai), or NPR, was a lightly armed national police force established in August 1950 during the Allied occupation of Japan.[2] In October 1952, it was expanded to 110,000 men and renamed as the National Safety Force (保安隊, Hoantai). On July 1, 1954, it was reorganized as the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF).

History

General Group Headquarters of the NPR

On the outbreak of the Korean War, many units of the United States Armed Forces stationed in Japan were transferred to South Korea for combat, and Japan was perceived as lacking defenses.[3][4][2] Encouraged by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (GHQ), the Japanese government in 1950 authorized the establishment of NPR, consisting of 75,000 men equipped with light infantry weapons.[5][4] Personnel affairs of the NPR was taken charge of by GHQ's Government Section (GS) under Brigadier General Courtney Whitney[6] while the efforts to establish and train the force was made by Civil Affairs Section Annex (CASA) under Major General Whitfield P. Shepard.[7][1]

Given the legal status of police, the National Police Reserve was tasked with the duty to maintain public security under special conditions according to the National Police Reserve Order (Cabinet Order No. 260, 1950),[n 1] while in terms of unit formation and equipment, it was a de facto military force modeled after the United States Army.[10]

In October 1952, the NPR was expanded to 110,000 men and renamed as the National Safety Force (NSF).[11][12][13]

On July 1, 1954, after the 1954 Self-Defense Forces Act [Act No. 165 of 1954] the National Security Board was reorganized as the Defense Agency, and the National Security Force was reorganized as the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (postwar army branch of Japan),[14] while the Coastal Safety Force (waterborne counterpart of the NPR) was reorganized as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (postwar naval branch of Japan).[15][16]

Ranks

Rank insignia of the NPR
NPR Regional Units (管区隊, reorganized as JGSDF divisions in 1962)

Photos

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ According to Article 3, National Police Reserve Order (警察予備隊令第三條), the NPR took action upon appointment by the Prime Minister when it was particularly necessary to maintain public security.[8] (original text in Japanese: 警察予備隊は、治安維持のため特別の必要がある場合において、内閣総理大臣の命を受け行動するものとする。)[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kuzuhara 2006, p. 99.
  2. ^ a b Kuzuhara 2006, p. 95.
  3. ^ 佐道明廣 2017, p. 36.
  4. ^ a b 佐道明広 2006, p. 23.
  5. ^ Kuzuhara 2006, p. 96.
  6. ^ Maeda 1995, p. 25.
  7. ^ 华丹 2014, p. 22.
  8. ^ 佐道明廣 2017, p. 37.
  9. ^ 松本昌悦, 尾崎利生 & 箭川哲 1988, p. 475.
  10. ^ 佐道明廣 2017, p. 37-38.
  11. ^ 佐道明広 2006, p. 32.
  12. ^ 华丹 2014, p. 30.
  13. ^ 赫赤, 关南 & 姜孝若 1988, p. 189.
  14. ^ Kowalski 2014, p. 72.
  15. ^ Takei 2008, p. 3.
  16. ^ 武居智久 2008, p. 5.
  17. ^ PANZER April 1998 issue page.125 Argonaut.Inc .
  18. ^ 防衛庁 2004, p. 266.
  19. ^ a b c At that time, they corresponded to three-star rank, two-star rank and one-star rank respectively.
  20. ^ a b 葛原和三 2006, p. 83.
  21. ^ 葛原和三 2006, p. 89.
  22. ^ Kuzuhara 2006, p. 107.
  23. ^ a b c 葛原和三 2006, p. 87.
  24. ^ a b c Kuzuhara 2006, p. 104.
  25. ^ Established march 1953.
  26. ^ 葛原和三 2006, p. 82.
  27. ^ Kuzuhara 2006, p. 98.

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