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Genzan Air Group
Genzan A6M2b fighters at Genzan (Wonsan), Korea in April 1945.
Active15 Nov 1940 – 1 Nov 1942
15 Aug 1944 – the end of war
CountryEmpire of Japan
AllegianceImperial Japanese Navy
BranchImperial Japanese Navy Air Service
TypeNaval aviation unit
RoleBomber and fighter support (1940)
Training (1944)
Garrison/HQWonsan, Korea
Hankou, China
Saigon, French Indochina
Rabaul, New Britain
Kanoya, Japan
Engagements
  • Second Sino-Japanese War
  • Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse
  • Battle of Malaya
  • Battle of Singapore
  • Dutch East Indies campaign
  • New Guinea Campaign
  • Battle of Okinawa
Insignia
Identification
symbol
ゲン (Gen, 1940, Japan homeland)
Identification
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G (1940, outside Japan homeland)
Identification
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ケ (Ke, 1944)
Identification
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ゲン (Gen, August 1945)

The Genzan Air Group (元山海軍航空隊, Genzan Kaigun Kōkūtai) was an aircraft and airbase garrison unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific campaign of World War II.

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