Japanese Military Detachment (World War II)

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Japanese Military Detachments was a particular military formations between Japanese Army Imperial Forces.a detachment is a force(infantry,artillery,armored unit,etc) which is temporarily assigned for independent action and has a special mission.for generally such units was calling with leader name,for example Ichiki Detachment(named how your chief, Kiyonao Ichiki) or Yasuoka Detachment (used the Commander s name, Masaomi Yasuoka),etc.the Japanese navy used such formations in special assignations also.

[edit] Infantry Detachments

These units agrouped not only infantry units,included artillery and MGs units,or Armors sections also.

Ichiki Detachment (Commanded by MajGen Kiyonao Ichiki)
Kawaguchi Detachment (also Kawaguchi Force) (led by MajGen Kiyotake Kawaguchi)
Nakai Detachment (Commanded by MajGen Masutaro Nakai)
Sakaguchi Detachment (led by MajGen Shizuo Sakaguchi)
Hyakutate Detachment (Commanded by MajGen Haruyoshi Hyakutate)
Horii Detachment (Led by MajGen Tomitaro Horii)
Aoba Detachment (built around 4th Infantry Regiment under led of Commander Aoba)
Nanyo Detachment (sometimes Itoh Detachment) (Commanded by MajGen Takeo Itoh)
Harada Detachment (also 2nd Nanyo Detachment Unit) (led by MajGen Yoshikazu Harada)
Yamagata detachments(Commanded by MajGen Rikao Yamagata)
Hokkai Detachment (Hokkai Garrison Unit) (led by Mjr.Matsutoshi Hozumi and MajGen Juichiro Mineki)
Attu Garrison Unit (Commanded by Col. Yasuyo Yamazaki)
Nanto Detachment (led by MajGen Minoru Sasaki)
Sano Detachment (commanded by LtGen Tadayoshi Sano)