24th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) explained

The 24th Mixed Brigade was a military unit of the Imperial Japanese Army.

History

This Mixed Brigade was sent by the 12th Division from Japan to the Battle of Shanghai in 1932.^[1]

Organization

• 24th Mixed Brigade – ?, 3,000 troops
  • 2nd Battalion / 14th Infantry Regiment
  • 1st Battalion / 24th Infantry Regiment
  • 1st Battalion / 46th Infantry Regiment
  • 1st Battalion / 48th Infantry Regiment
  • 1 Squadron Cavalry
  • 2nd Battalion / 3rd Independent Mountain Gun Regiment (two Batteries)
  • 2nd Company / 18th Engineer Battalion

See also

• Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army)
• List of Japanese Mixed Brigades

External links

• Axis History Forum: SHANGHAI 1932

Notes and References

1. Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945, 2 vols.Allentown, PA: 1981