Keibōdan
Sign in to saveAlso known as Barisan Pembantu Polisi, Laskar Penjaga Keamanan Rakyat, Bōgodan, Sameo Konen Hokokudan, Kakyō Keibōtai, Civil defense association
alt=A black-and-white photograph of several men in uniform.|thumb|Members of the Keibōdan (those with black collars) photographed alongside soldiers and civilians. Their insignias mark the Keibōdan member in the front row on the left as a , the second from the left as a . The one in the second row on the right is a , and the one in the back on the right is a . (1945) The was an organization formed in 1939 immediately prior to World War II as ordered by the (announced January 25 and implemented April 1) in order to protect the people from air raids and fires. They were tasked with acting as a s
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alt=A black-and-white photograph of several men in uniform.|thumb|Members of the Keibōdan (those with black collars) photographed alongside soldiers and civilians. Their insignias mark the Keibōdan member in the front row on the left as a , the second from the left as a . The one in the second row on the right is a , and the one in the back on the right is a . (1945) The was an organization formed in 1939 immediately prior to World War II as ordered by the (announced January 25 and implemented April 1) in order to protect the people from air raids and fires. They were tasked with acting as a support organization for the police and fire brigade.
There was less reason to maintain the Keibōdan after Japan lost the war, resulting in it being abolished and combined into the fire brigade in 1947.
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