Japanese Infantryman, Summer 1942
At the time of Japan's entry into the war on 7 December 1941, the Japanese infantryman was equipped with an outfit which had benefitted from prolonged field experience in Manchuria and China. In 1941-42 the infantryman wore the Model 98 uniform, introduced in 1938. This was made in both khaki-brown cloth for winter and lighter cotton for summer and tropical use. The 'Hetai', as the Emperor's footslogger was known, confronted the Allied forces in the Pacific theatre in this simple uniform; and the model illustrated here wears summer dress with complete marching kit. In accordance with tradition he carries a flag presented to him by his family.
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