The 38th Independent Mixed Brigade was an infantry brigade in 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 ...

. Formed from 17th division in June 1944 attached to the 17th Army under the command of Major General

Kesao Kijima was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces on Bougainville of 1945 in the closing months of the war. Biography Kijma was born in Nagano prefecture. He graduated from the 23rd class of the Imperial Japanese Ar ...

. The brigade fought at the battle of Pearl Ridge against the Australian advance but was defeated on 1 January 1945 after three days. The retreat of the brigade southwards towards Buin was refused, and it subsequently became isolated at Numa Numa until the cessation of hostilities.

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Independent Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army) Military units and formations established in 1944 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 1944 establishments in Japan 1945 disestablishments in Japan {{WWII-stub

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