The 3rd Yokosuka SNLF was a Marine Paratrooper battalion of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Marine Paratroopers (SNLF).

Deployment[edit]

They were involved in the Battle of Timor (1942), they dropped close to Usua, 22 km (14 mi) east of Kupang, and then occupied Usau. Following a series of sustained assaults on their positions, the Paratroopers had suffered immense casualties and were forced to retreat into the Jungle.

Disbandment[edit]

The 3rd Yokosuka SNLF was later absorbed into the 1st Yokosuka SNLF due to a lack of Manpower in the later years of World War II.

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