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The following graphs present the rank insignia of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. These designs were used from 1931 onwards.
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Commissioned officer ranks
Cap badges:
The branch of the Navy in which non-executive personnel served was indicated by the color of cloth place as a background to the cuff stripes, on both sides of the gold lace on the shoulder straps, and as longitudinal piping on the colloar patches. Midshipmen and cadets of the corps wore a colored anchor on the cap.
Enlisted ranks
All warrant and commissioned officer ranks had the same names as their army counterparts. For non-commissioned officers and enlisted, the naming changed in 1942. The first name is before, the second after that date. Both of them were different from the army names, but were equal in rank.