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World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 01.05.04 |
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Imperial Japanese Army
Organization Independent Brigades 8 December 1941 |
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| On paper, the Indpendent Mixed Brigade had a strength of about 6,500 men. The units other than the independent infantry battalions were designated as "Artillery Battalion of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade", "Engineer Unit of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade", etc. |
| Independent Mixed Brigades | |||
| No. | Commander | Independent Infantry Battalions | Notes |
| 2 | MG Goro MANO | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | |
| 3 | MG Suehiro MORI | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | |
| 4 | MG Yoshitake TSUDA | 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 | [1] [2] |
| 5 | MG Ginnosuke UCHIDA | 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 | |
| 6 | MG Torajiro IWAI | 80, 81, 137, ?, ? | |
| 7 | MG Yoshitaro HAYASHI | 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 | |
| 8 | MG Minetaro YOSHIDA | 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 | |
| 9 | MG Kenkichi IKENOUE | 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 | |
| 10 | MG Tsuchitaro KAWADA | 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 | |
| 11 | MG Miki TSUTSUMI | 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 | |
| 12 | MG Johkichi NANBU | 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 | |
| 13 | MG Tadashi AKASHIKA | 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 | |
| 14 | MG Nobuyoshi YOSHIKAWA | 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 | [1] |
| 15 | MG Tsutomu TANAKA | 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 | |
| 16 | MG Heiji WAKAMATSU | 82, 83, 84, 85, 86 | |
| 17 | MG Hachiro TAGAMI | 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 | |
| 18 | MG Fusaki TSUTSUMI | 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 | |
| 19 | MG Kanichi MATSUI | 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 | |
| 20 | MG Akinori NOZOE | 102, 103, 104, 105 (only 4 battalions) | |
| [1] Plus a light antiaircraft unit. Possibly this unit was present with other brigades also.
[2] Plus a tank unit. Possibly this unit was present with other brigades also. |
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| Other Independent Brigades | ||
| Designation | Commander | Units |
| Guards Mixed Brigade | ? | 1 and 2 Guards Infantry Regiments, 1 Guards Cavalry Regiment |
| 1 Independent Mixed Brigade | MG Teiji SUZUKI | 3 motorized battalions, 1 artillery battalion, 1 tank unit, 1 engineer unit, 1 light antiaircraft unit, 1 signal unit |
| 1 Independent Infantry Unit, 23rd Army | ? | 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 Independent Infantry Battalions |
| 21 Independent Mixed Brigade | ? | 170 Infantry Regiment + I/38 Mountain Artillery Battalion + light antiaircraft unit |
| 65 Independent Infantry Brigade | LTG Akira NARA | 122, 141, 142 Infantry Regiments (only 2 battalions each), 1 engineer unit, 1 signal platoon, 1 field hospital |
| Karafuto Independent Infantry Brigade | MG Tagani (or Takani) TAKAHASHI | 25th Infantry Regiment, Mountain Gun Regiment, Engineer Unit, Signal Unit, 2 Transport Companies, Medical Unit |
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