11th Independent Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army)
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There were two 11th Independent Mixed Brigades in the Imperial Japanese Army.
The original 11th IMB
editThe order of battle of the first 11th Independent Mixed Brigade in July 1937:
11th Independent Mixed Brigade
- 11th Independent Infantry Regiment
- 12th Independent Infantry Regiment
- 11th Independent Cavalry Company
- 11th Independent Field Artillery Regiment
- 12th Independent Mountain Gun Regiment
- 11th Independent Engineer Company
- 11th Independent Transport Company
This unit was involved in the Operation Chahar[1] and Battle of Taiyuan in 1937, but soon after was recalled to Manchukuo where it was formed into the IJA 26th Division.
The 11th IMB (1939-1945)
editThe order of battle of the second 11th Independent Mixed Brigade, which was formed in 1939, for garrison duties in China:
11th Independent Mixed Brigade
- 46th Infantry Battalion
- 47th Infantry Battalion
- 48th Infantry Battalion
- 49th Infantry Battalion
- 50th Infantry Battalion
- 11th IMB Artillery Battalion
- 11th IMB Engineer Company
- 11th IMB Light Antiaircraft Company
- 11th IMB Signal Unit
The brigade was in the Battle of West Henan–North Hubei.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Detwiler, Donald Scaefe (1980). Japanese Military Studies, 1937-1949: China, Manchuria, and Korea. Garland Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 9780824032937.
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