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*[[Tsugaru, Aomori|Tsugaru]] Fortress ([[:ja:津軽要塞|津軽要塞]])<ref>{{cite web |
*[[Tsugaru, Aomori|Tsugaru]] Fortress ([[:ja:津軽要塞|津軽要塞]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www006.upp.so-net.ne.jp/fortress/en/tsugaru/tsugaru.htm |title=Tsugaru Fortress |accessdate=2008-05-04 |work= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101183040/http://www006.upp.so-net.ne.jp/fortress/en/tsugaru/tsugaru.htm |archivedate=2005-11-01 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www006.upp.so-net.ne.jp/fortress/tsugaru/tsugaru.htm |title=津軽要塞（旧函館要塞）|accessdate=2016-08-05 |work= }}</ref> |
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*[[Nagano Fortress]] |
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*[[Tokyo Bay]] Fortress ([[:ja:東京湾要塞|東京湾要塞]]) |
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Revision as of 14:50, 17 May 2017
This is the list of Empire of Japan coastal fortresses in existence during World War II. Fortresses on Japanese archipelago were led by the Commander of the Japanese Metropolitan Fortification System whose headquarters was in Tokyo Bay Fortress. The rest of exterior fortress system in the Provinces was managed in their respective Army or Navy command organizations.
Fortresses by location
Chishima and Karafuto
Hokkaidō
- Soya Special Fortress (宗谷臨時要塞)
- Hakodate Fortress
- Sapporo Fortress
East Honshu
- Tsugaru Fortress (津軽要塞)[1][2]
- Nagano Fortress
- Tokyo Bay Fortress (東京湾要塞)
- Narashino Permanent Fort (永久堡塁 (習志野))
- Chichijima Fortress (父島要塞)
West Honshu and Shikoku
- Yura Fortress (由良要塞) at Tomogashima
- Hiroshima Bay Fortress (広島湾要塞 or 呉要塞) - disarmed in 1926
- Genyo Fortress (芸予要塞) at Ōkunoshima - disarmed in 1924
- Nakajo-Wan Fortress
- Hōyo Fortress (豊予要塞) at Hōyo Strait[3]
- Shimonoseki Fortress (下関要塞)
- Maizuru Fortress (舞鶴要塞)
- 60th Fortress
- 61st Fortress
- 65th Fortress
- 66th Fortress
Kyushu and Okinawa
- Tsushima Fortress (対馬要塞)
- Iki Fortress (壱岐要塞)
- Nagasaki Fortress (長崎要塞)
- Uchinoura special Fortress (内之浦臨時要塞)
- Amami Ōshima fortress (奄美大島要塞)
- Funauke Special Fortress (船浮臨時要塞) at Iriomote-jima
- Karimata special Fortress (狩俣臨時要塞) at Miyako-jima
- Nakagusuku Bay Fortress (中城湾臨時要塞)
Japanese colonies
- Eiko bay Fortress (永興湾要塞) in Kumya County, North Korea
- Keelung Fortress (基隆要塞)
- Takao Fortress (高雄要塞) at Kaohsiung
- Hōkotō Fortress (澎湖島要塞)at Penghu
- Jinhae Bay Fortress (鎮海湾要塞)
- Busan Fortress (釜山要塞)
- Rashin Fortress (羅津要塞) at Rason
- Ryojun Fortress (旅順要塞) at Lüshunkou District
- Reisui Special Fortress (麗水臨時要塞) at Yeosu
Army unit attached to the Fortress system
Army Commanders in Fortress system
- Kanji Ishihara: Commanding Officer Maizuru Fortified Zone
- Teiji Imamura: Commandant Tsushima Fortress
- Koji Chichiwa: Commandant Iki Fortress
References
- ^ "Tsugaru Fortress". Archived from the original on 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "津軽要塞（旧函館要塞）". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "豊予要塞". Retrieved 2016-08-05.