The 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade or 2nd Mixed Brigade of the
Imperial Japanese Army
The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; , ''Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun'', "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan from 1871 to 1945. It played a central role in Japan’s rapid modernization during th ...
was formed on 10 February 1938, from five battalions already attached to the
Mongolia Garrison Army
The was an corps, army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
History
The Japanese Mongolia Garrison Army was raised on December 27, 1937, as a garrison force in Japanese-dominated Inner Mongolia and adjacent areas of north China. ...
, of the
109th Division (first formation)
Organization
2nd Independent Mixed Brigade
* 2nd Independent Infantry Battalion
* 3rd Independent Infantry Battalion
* 4th Independent Infantry Battalion
* 5th Independent Infantry Battalion
*
312th Independent Infantry Battalion (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Artillery Troops
* Signal Troops
See also
*
Independent Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army)
Between 1937 and 1945 the Japanese Imperial Army formed 126 Independent Mixed Brigades (numbered 1–136 with some gaps), typically composed of various units detached from other formations. Some were composed of separate, independent assets (usua ...
References
Independent Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army)
Military units and formations established in 1938
Military units and formations disestablished in 1940
1938 establishments in Japan
1940 disestablishments in Japan
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