WWII Imperial Japanese Army Factory Air Raid Defense Germany Manual Book

Published in June 1937 by the Japan Industrial Association, this original booklet. An Imperial Japanese Army engineer officer who later rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. The booklet appeared during one of the most important turning points in modern military history.

In July 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident triggered the Second Sino-Japanese War. Although Japan itself had not yet experienced strategic bombing, military planners already understood that future wars would be fought from the air. Factories, power plants, transportation networks, and industrial facilities would become primary targets. Drawing upon his experience as a military engineer and former military attaché in Germany, Ogura introduced many of the latest European concepts of industrial air defense to Japanese engineers and factory managers. One of the most fascinating aspects of this publication is its extensive documentation of. German factory air raid protection. It contains numerous photographs and diagrams showing underground shelters, gas-proof rooms, decontamination facilities, emergency hospitals, factory evacuation systems, bomb damage analysis, and comparisons of international air forces.

These illustrations demonstrate how closely the Imperial Japanese Army studied German industrial defense long before the Pacific War. Ogura himself was not an ordinary officer. A graduate of the Engineering Department of Tokyo Imperial University, he specialized in military engineering, served in Germany, later became a Major General, and ultimately achieved the rank of Lieutenant General. This booklet therefore represents the work of one of Japan's leading military engineering specialists during the pre-war period.

An exceptional primary source for collectors interested in WWII military history, civil defense, industrial history, military engineering, Japanese-German military cooperation, or wartime technology. Original Imperial Japanese Army publication (1937). Hisashi Ogura (later Lieutenant General). Published by the Japan Industrial Association. Extensive photographs and technical diagrams.

German factory air defense and civil defense systems. Bomb shelters, gas protection, evacuation planning. Rare pre-WWII industrial defense reference. Excellent resource for WWII researchers and collectors. No political endorsement or ideological support is expressed or implied.

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