List of IJA Mixed Brigades explained

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

• 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

• List of Japanese Infantry divisions
• List of IJA Independent Mixed Brigades

Notes and References

1. Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981
2. http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/CGSC/CARL/nafziger/945PEAB.pdf Japanese Forces Hokkaido, Karafuto and Kurile Islands May 1945