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Kempeitai - Organization: Encyclopedia II - Kempeitai - Organization

The Kempeitai maintained a headquarters in each relevant army area, comprising two or three field offices, each with approximately 375 personnel. The field office in turn was divided into 65-man sections called 'buntai', which were further divided into sub-sections called bunkentai, with approximately 25 personnel. Each sub-section contained three squads: a police squad or keimu han, an administration squad or naikin han, and a ...

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Kempeitai: Encyclopedia II - Kempeitai - Organization

Kempeitai - Organization

The Kempeitai maintained a headquarters in each relevant army area, comprising two or three field offices, each with approximately 375 personnel.

The field office in turn was divided into 65-man sections called 'buntai', which were further divided into sub-sections called bunkentai, with approximately 25 personnel.

Each sub-section contained three squads: a police squad or keimu han, an administration squad or naikin han, and a special duties squad or Tokumu han.