Why is there a conspicuous big "M" on the chest of the Japanese invaders?

The "M" on the chest of the Japanese invaders is the "M" logo simplified from the English word "military police" of the word "gendarmerie".

At that time, after the invasion of China, the foreign powers occupied their "concessions" in the big cities of China. In order to manage the order of their respective concessions, various countries have military and police stationed.

In order to distinguish their respective gendarmes, obvious signs were added to the military uniforms. In Japan, the English word "military police" of the gendarmerie has been simplified into an "M" symbol.

Later, when Japan reformed its military uniforms, it also followed the symbol M. Different arms were distinguished by different colors, including red for infantry, black for gendarmerie, blue for aviation, green for cavalry and golden yellow for artillery. Engineers are very similar to their own functional colors, which are khaki.

When fighting against China, infantry was the mainstay, so the red M was particularly conspicuous and has always been known to us.

However, it should be noted that this military uniform was only used in Japan in 1938. Before this, Japanese soldiers did not wear this uniform. But a "history" military uniform, which has a particularly conspicuous epaulet, which is easily attacked by snipers in China, and this epaulet is particularly vulnerable to damage. So in the subsequent war, for these reasons, I changed into the "M" military uniform.

You can see the military uniform of "M" in many anti-war dramas. Many netizens think that this is a prop military uniform that the director does not respect history. Therefore, even if you watch a movie, you need to know some historical knowledge, otherwise you will make a lot of jokes.