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Independent Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army)

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Active
  
1937-1945

Branch
  
Japanese Imperial Army

Size
  
5,000 to 11,000 troops

Country
  
Empire of Japan

Type
  
Mixed Brigade

Independent Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army)

Role
  
Garrisoning occupied territories

The Japanese Imperial Army had Independent Mixed Brigades that were composed of various units detached from other formations, or they independent support units formed together in an independent brigade. An Independent Mixed Brigade had about 5,000 to 11,000 troops.

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History

The first two of these Independent Mixed Brigades, formed by the Kwangtung Army in the 1930s was the IJA 1st Independent Mixed Brigade and the IJA 11th Independent Mixed Brigade. Each of these brigades were organized in a unique manner and one of them, the 11th was later formed into the IJA 26th Division.

Later a series of Independent Mixed Brigades were formed for the purpose of garrisoning the large territories of China captured in the early phase of the Second Sino-Japanese War. This variety for China was usually organized with five infantry battalions, an artillery unit, and labor troops. In the Pacific theater they had different and more varied configurations of subordinate units.

Kwangtung Army

  • IJA 1st Independent Mixed Brigade (posted at Chichi-jima)
  • IJA 11th Independent Mixed Brigade (become 26th division)
  • Table of the Independent Mixed Brigades formed for the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific War

  • (list is believed to be complete)
  • References

    Independent Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army) Wikipedia