British Commonwealth Occupation Force
The British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) was the British Commonwealth taskforce consisting of Australian, British, Indian and New Zealand military forces in occupied Japan, from 1946 until the end of occupation in 1952.
| British Commonwealth Occupation Force | |
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Commander Yuzo Tanno hands over the keys of the Yokosuka Naval Base to Captain H. J. Buchanan, Royal Australian Navy on 30 August 1945. | |
| Active | 21 February 1946 – 28 April 1952 |
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| Allegiance | British Commonwealth |
| Role | Occupation, demilitarisation and disposal of Japan's war industries Operate staging posts for Korean War |
| Size | 40,000 personnel |
| Headquarters | Kure, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief, BCOF | Lieutenant General John Northcott (1946) Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson (1946–51) Lieutenant General William Bridgeford (1951–52) |
At its peak, the BCOF committed about 40,000 personnel, that comprised 25% of the occupation force, which was equal to about a third of the number of US military personnel in Japan.
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