170th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
Appearance
170th Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | World War II |
Branch | Infantry |
Part of | Twenty-First st Army |
Engagements | Second 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
[edit]- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion
References
[edit]- ^ 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.