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Organizational structure of the japanese army air force
(state the year 1941 before the start of the war in the Pacific)


天皇陛下 / His Majesty the Emperor of / His imperial majesty

最高指揮官 / Commander-in-Chief / supreme commander

Corps of marshals and admirals of the fleet

Staff authority of the emperor without executive powers

軍事参議官会議 / Supreme War Council / the Supreme war council
- members: the chiefs of army and naval section of the imperial general staff, the corps of marshals and admirals of the fleet, the secretary of war and secretary of the navy, and other senior government officials. The council discussed any major decisions associated with the function of the armed forces and strategies.

大本営 / Imperial General Headquarters / Imperial general staff
- Army section and Navy section. Both were subject to the right of His Majesty and decide on the nejzálažnějších issues of operational and strategic importance and that without the consent of the government and mnohny even without her knowledge.


大日本帝國陸軍航空部隊 / Imperial Japanese Army Air Service / imperial Japanese army air force

Sambo Sočo - commander of the air force

陸軍航空本部 / Army Air Service General Staff / General staff of the air force
- obpovídal for operational training, intelligence service, creation of development programs of the air force, ensure the scientific research, published a decision on the eligibility of aerospace technology to the performance of the field services, confirm orders, and is responsible for their delivery to the units

陸軍航空総監部 / Inspectorate General of Aviation / Office of inspector general of the air force
- political policy, training programs, personnel and judicial agenda
Other authorities of staff of the air force:¨

Josen Keiri Čokambu - headquarters administrative services

Rikugun Kandža Jusoša - army health service

Rikugun Chuo Kišobu - army weather service

Koku Cušin Hombu - headquarters connection services

Rikugun Koku Juso Hombu - separate veletelství transport air force

Rikugun Teišin Hombu - headquarters of the airborne troops
- subject to the Headquarters of the transport of the air force

航空総軍 / Supreme Air Army / the Main headquarters of the army air forces

航空軍 / Air Army / Air army
- in its typical composition should have 2 to 3 air division. Japan (army air force) was considered the war a total of 5 air armies:
1. army aviation - headquarters was located in Tokyo. Within the scope of this army was within Japan, Korea and the Kuril islands and Formosa (taiwan).
2. army aviation - crew Hsigking. The Scope Of Manchuria.
3. air army - hq Singapore. The scope of Burma, Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and French indo-china (Southern army).
4. army aviation - crew Manila. The scope of the Philippines, Celebes, New Guinea and adjacent islands (8. the regional army).
5. air army - hq Nanking. The scope of China (Chinese expeditionary army).

飛行師団 / Air Division / Air division
- this unit is fully provided by the defined front area and therefore a defined air sector. Each air division had in its subordination to the so-called air sector (航空地区 / Air District), which basically was a ground securing airports. This collateral was usually presented to the airport's regiment (飛行場連隊 / Airfield Regiment). His main tasks was to ensure full operation of the airport (maintenance, supply, repair, equipment and airport facilities), and the very ground defense airports

飛行団 / Air Brigade / Air brigade
- conduct their own aviation activities through subordinate air regiments. Air brigade had at least 2, but usually 5 aviation regiments. Fighter air brigade consisted of 2-3 stihacích regiments, the most common variant of the air brigade, however, were mixed aviation brigade (聯合飛行団 / Composite Air Brigade) consisting of 2 fighter, 2 bomber, and 1 recon regiment. Depending on what kind of bomber was used in the bomber regiment, specifying the name of the Light bomber mixed air brigade with 2 fighter regiments, 2 regiments light bomber and reconnaissance squadron or a Heavy bomber mixed air brigade with 1 fighter regiment, 2 regiments of heavy bombers and 1 recon regiment.

飛行戦隊 / Air Regiment/Air Group / Aviation regiment/aviation group
- the executive authority of the combat activities. It consisted of three + staff squadron. He commanded his officer in the rank of lieutenant colonel or major. There were these basic types
- 戦闘戦隊 / Fighter Air Regimet/Group / Fighter aviation regiment/group: formed about 34% of the overall state of army aviation units. In the arsenal had 39 aircraft in a tabular state 320 men
- 軽爆撃戦隊 / Light Bomber Air Regiment/Group / Light bomber regiment/group: about 40% of the overall state of army aviation units. In the arsenal had 20 to 30 planes in the tabular condition 450 men
- 重爆撃戦隊 / Heavy Bomber Air Regiment/Group / Heavy bomber regiment/group: about 20 percent of the overall state of army aviation units. In the arsenal had 28 aircraft (seven crew members on 1 machine) in a tabular state of 600 men.
- 襲撃戦隊 / Attack Air Regiment/Group / Battle aviation regiment/group
- 偵察戦隊 / Reccon Air Regiment/Group / Reconnaissance aviation regiment/group: had 18 to 27 aircraft, the overall condition of the team was 360 men.

飛行中隊 / Flight / Squadron
- usually consisted of 3 showers (9-12 aircraft) and some have even a fourth, reserve a swarm. The number of pilots ranged from 12 to 16, the same was also the number of mechanics. The remaining about 100 people was other ground staff.

飛行小隊 / Sub-flight / the Swarm
- the basic combat unit of the army air forces was a swarm. It consisted of three aircraft and pilots - the commander and two numbers, the Japanese because they were flying in a classic formation, "In", later you can meet the-member swarm.

飛行編隊 / Air Formation / Formations
- means the same as a swarm.


In addition to these standard organizational units were set up separate units often in the size of the wing, were named as 独立中隊 / Independent Flight, whose task was the implementation of a special task. An example may be, for example, a Separate 47. squadron established in September 1941 for the purpose of testing a new type of aircraft Nakajima Ki-44 in combat conditions and or already known to us experimental squadron, which tried to Nakajima Ki-84. Often were also set up separate exploratory, the connecting or transport squadrons.

In books on the japanese air force we can also meet with the word 部隊 / butai. There is no specific organizational unit of the japanese air force, it's basically a general of the japanese designation for the unit. Eg. just Separate 47. the squadron was also called as "Kawasemi Butai" - a unit of Kingfisher (翡翠部隊).


Flight training
The first school in this system was a cadet flight school (Shōnen Hikóhei Gakkó). In this school was to fly, the aim was only after 2 months of basic training to divide the pupils according to the results of final examinations on a group of flying and ground personnel. After 12 months of specialized training were pupils of the destination as a flying staff eliminated and converted into the elemental air school (Hikó Gakkó - Key). The training here lasted 8 months, next to the theory of flying here already the students have completed 20 hours of flight with an instructor and 70 hours solo. Then again, on the basis of the tests were the students divided into fighter, bomber or reconnaissance pilots. Then completed 2 more months of special training and received the rank of officer. In the follow-on flight school (Hikó Gikkó - Ocu) learners've flown in 4 months for another 120 hours. In conclusion, they were sent to operational training school, where over a period of 2 months, the pupils got acquainted with the principles of air combat for the next 6 months the pupils were taught to a group of flying in combat formations. At this school in total, 've logged 160 hours. Complete flight training ie lasted about 30 months, and each pupil in it, he flew nearly 400 hours.

The whole organizational structure of the japanese air force see. article www.valka.cz

Rank the degree used in the japanese air force see. article www.valka.cz


modified: FiBe
Source: Scott, Peter: Emblems of the rising Suns - Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Unit Markings (ISBN: 1-902109-55-4)
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The air regiments of the year named Hiko Daitai in 1933 were renamed Hiko Rentai.
The year 1935 saw a change in the program of the construction of the army air force in connection with the planned activity in China and was schálen plan a double extension compared to the original premise. Imposing a structural change to the organisation of the army air force. The most striking shift of the recorded Hiko Rentai, when after the page command cease to be subject to divisions of ground troops. This fact is reflected in the establishment of the ingredients of Coca Heidan (Headquarters air force) and the authority of the air division of the so-called Hikodan. First appointed by the department has assumed full responsibility for all air units and operational activities, the second partial control over the dvqma to five Hiko Rentai. The regional command of the air force Kanto Fun, still consisting of the united air regiments were to continue their own way. Kanto Coca Heidan therefore consisted of element called a Separate choir – Dokuricu Hiko Šudan.
On the eve of the incident on the bridge of marco Polo in Beijing (7. July 1937) was a spreadsheet of the status of the army air force the following:

Coca Heidan

1. Hikodan, the Japanese islands

1. Hiko Reitai - 4-line Čutaj, the base of Kasumigaura
2. Hiko Rentai – 2 exploratory Čutaj, the base of Kasumigaura
3. Hiko Rentai – 3 exploratory Čutaj, base Jokaiči
7. Hiko Rentai – 2 light bomber Čutaj and 3 heavy bomber Čutaj, base Hamamacu
13. Hiko Rentai – 3 fighter Čutaj, base Kakogawa

2. Hikodan, Korea

6. Hiko Rentai – 1 fighter Čutaj and 2 light bomber, the base Pjongjang
9. Hiko Rentai – 2 fighter Čutaj and 2 light bomber Čutaj, base Hoeljong

3. Hikodan, Formosa

8. Hiko Rentai – 1 fighter Čutaj and 1 light bomber, the base Pingtung
14. Hiko Rentai – 2 heavy bomber Čutaj, base Čaii
4. Hiko Rentai – 2 fighter Čutaj and 2 prúzkumné Čutaj, base Tačiarai
5. Hiko Rentai – 2 fighter Čutaj and 2 exploratory Čutaj, base Tačikawa

Kanko Coca Heidan (Manchuria)
Dokuricu Hiko Šudan, Charbin

10. Hiko Rentai – 3 light bomber Čutaj, base Cicihar
11. Hiko Rentai – 4 fighter Čutaj, base Charbin
12. Hiko Rentai – 4 heavy bomber Čutaj, base Kungčuling
15. Hiko Rentai – 3 exploratory Čutaj, the base of the Sin-ting
16. Hiko Rentai – 2 fighter Čutaj and 2 light bomber Čutaj, base Mutančiang.
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