List of IJA Mixed Brigades
The Japanese Imperial Army had divisional mixed brigades, which were the detachment of a brigade from an infantry division with various divisional support units or units attached from its corps or army. This provided a combined arms force of infantry, artillery, cavalry and other support units.[1]
List of Japanese Imperial Army Mixed Brigades
[edit]- Guards Mixed Brigade
- 2nd Guards Mixed Brigade (Japan)
- 4th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Manchuria 1931–1932
- 8th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Manchuria 1931–1932
- 14th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Manchuria 1931–1932
- 15th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army)
- Katayama Detachment – Manchukuo 1939
- 24th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Shanghai 1932
- 33rd Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – China 1933
- 39th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Manchuria 1931
- Karafuto Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Sakhalin 1939 – February 1945[2] (reformed to 88th division)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981
- ^ Japanese Forces Hokkaido, Karafuto and Kurile Islands May 1945