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The Cavalry Group (Japanese: 騎兵集団) of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) was formed on April 21, 1933, consisting of the IJA 1st Cavalry Brigade and IJA 4th Cavalry Brigade. It was originally assigned to the Kwantung Army. The IJA 3rd Cavalry Brigade was added in October 1937.
The Independent Mixed Brigade was a detachment composed of various units detached from other units or independent support units formed together in a brigade. The first two Independent Mixed Brigades, formed by the Kwantung Army in the 1930s were the IJA 1st Independent Mixed Brigade and the IJA 11th Independent Mixed Brigade .
The 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Japanese Army was originally formed November 3, 1901. It was assigned to Kwantung Army in April 1933 as part of the IJA Cavalry Group . It was then assigned with the Cavalry Group to the Northern China Area Army in June 1938.
In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Army had 51 divisions [44] and various special-purpose artillery, cavalry, anti-aircraft, and armored units with a total of 1,700,000 people. At the beginning of the Second World War , most of the Japanese Army (27 divisions) was stationed in China.
Units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (2 C, 12 P) Army groups of Japan ... Cavalry Group (Imperial Japanese Army) D. Aoba Detachment ...
The 4th Cavalry Brigade (騎兵第4旅団, Kihei Daishi Ryodan) of the Imperial Japanese Army was originally formed April 1, 1909. [1] It was assigned to Kwantung Army in April 1933 as part of the IJA Cavalry Group. It was then assigned to the Cavalry Group to Northern China Area Army, June 1938.
These units grouped not only infantry units, but usually included artillery, cavalry or armor, engineer and other support units as well. South Seas Detachment - a brigade-size force formed in 1941 to be the army unit used in the Japanese seizure of the South Pacific island groups of Wake, Guam and the Gilberts.
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 (usually Independent Infantry Battalions).