Now I’m going to have to dig out my wound badges to figure out which is which, totally agree about the boxes, the workmanship is amazing, every time a box was made it held a personal touch
Another very interesting video. I know very little about Japanese awards. I have to agree though, that they are beautiful and the hand crafted boxes. Am I the only one that found it strange that the only difference is located on the back and even at that it's not very big. So why bother having two different awards, if no one can tell the difference , unless of course you take it off. Are all of the award documents handwritten or is some of it printed and the recipient's name and details are inserted? It looks totally handwritten.
The Japanese generally didn't care about medals. The greatest honor was to die for the Emperor, no need to earn a medal for it. It was more "expected" that you didn't return home from the battlefield. Hence nail clips, hairs etc. were taken before a loved one left, so they had something to bury. You'll also see on many photographs that many soldiers never wore their awards on their uniform. Award documents are hand written. If the Japanese do something, it is with a lot of effort and care.
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Now I’m going to have to dig out my wound badges to figure out which is which, totally agree about the boxes, the workmanship is amazing, every time a box was made it held a personal touch
where would this typically be worn on the uniform?
On the right side of the breast.
@@WolfgangHistorica thanks for the information. :)
Will you be doing more videos on more Japanese medals? :o
Another very interesting video.
I know very little about Japanese awards. I have to agree though, that they are beautiful and the hand crafted boxes. Am I the only one that found it strange that the only difference is located on the back and even at that it's not very big. So why bother having two different awards, if no one can tell the difference , unless of course you take it off. Are all of the award documents handwritten or is some of it printed and the recipient's name and details are inserted? It looks totally handwritten.
The Japanese generally didn't care about medals. The greatest honor was to die for the Emperor, no need to earn a medal for it. It was more "expected" that you didn't return home from the battlefield. Hence nail clips, hairs etc. were taken before a loved one left, so they had something to bury. You'll also see on many photographs that many soldiers never wore their awards on their uniform. Award documents are hand written. If the Japanese do something, it is with a lot of effort and care.