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Imperial Japanese Army's (IJA) 1st Independent Mixed Brigade or 1st Mixed Brigade was an experimental combined arms formation with a tank component. In July 1937 at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the brigade was known as the Sakai Brigade, for its commander, Lt. General Koji Sakai. After being promoted lieutenant general Masaomi Yasuoka took command from 1938 to 1939. The tanks, all but the 4th Tank Battalion, was pulled from the brigade in 1938. Major general Suzuki Teiji assumed command in 1941.〔(Pacific War Online; Suzuki Teiji )- Retrieved 2014-04-18〕 By 1944 defense of the Japanese homeland prompted the creation of the inner line of defense extending northward from the Carolines, the Marianas, then the Ogasawara Islands and assigned to the 31st Army under General Hideyoshi Obata.〔(Z square; 31st Army )- Retrieved 2014-04-18〕 The Volcano-Bonin Islands was placed under the newly created 31st Army and General Tadamichi Kuribayashi was chosen as the commander of the 109th Division. The 1st Mixed Brigade and the 2nd Mixed Brigade's were assigned to the 109th, commanded by General Kuribayashi. The 1st Mixed Brigade was stationed on Chichi-jima〔(U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle:Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939-1945 (Google eBook) )- Retrieved 2014-04-17〕 with the 109th HQ and the 2nd Brigade was moved to Iwo jima overseen by Kuribayashi. The brigade consisted of the following units: * 4th Tank Battalion * * 12 Type-89 Medium Tanks * * 13 Type-95 Light Tanks. * * 12 Type-94 Tankettes * * 4 Armored Engineer Vehicles * 1st Independent Infantry Regiment * 1st Independent Artillery Battalion * 1st Independent Engineer Company ==See also== *Independent Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1st Independent Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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