WWII Japanese tank crew overalls

This was the set of overalls that the tank crew of the Imperial Japanese Army wore during World War II. The two yellow stars on the red tab on the collars indicate that this uniform belonged to a Private 1st Class. Apart from bicycles, the Japanese also used tanks in their conquest of Malaya and Singapore during the Malayan Campaign, 1941-1942.

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