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170th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)

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170th Infantry Regiment
ActiveWorld War II
BranchInfantry
Part ofTwenty-First st Army
EngagementsSecond Sino-Japanese War

The 170th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army. The regiment was attached to the 21st Army until 1940.[citation needed] The regiment participated during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. In 1941, it formed the basis of the 21st Independent Mixed Brigade.[1]

Organization

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  • 1st Battalion
  • 2nd Battalion
  • 3rd Battalion

References

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  1. ^ Rottman, Gordon L. (2005). Duncan Anderson (ed.). Japanese Army in World War II: The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942–43. Oxford and New York: Osprey. p. 11. ISBN 1-84176-870-7.