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Japanese Renault Otsu-Gata light tanks and Type 97 motorcycles, Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, circa late 1930s

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Caption     Japanese Renault Otsu-Gata light tanks and Type 97 motorcycles, Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, circa late 1930s ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Date  1938
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Licensing  This work originating in Japan is in the public domain. According to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970, a work is in the public domain if it was created or published before 1 Jan 1957.

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Boris says:
21 Feb 2020 02:52:27 PM

Hi, looks like these tanks are Renault NC-27s (also known as Otsu-Gata Sensha) in Japanese service during exercises of the 1st Tank Regiment in Kurume, Japan.

According to:
https://www.tankarchives.ca/2017/05/renault-nc-destined-for-export.html
2. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
24 Feb 2020 10:33:01 AM

Thank you for the identification, Boris.

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