Military Detachment WW2 (Japan)

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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.in other hand such designation refer about the core or main force under personal command of operative chief in turn inside any division or another Army units.

[edit] Infantry Detachments

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

  • Matsumoto Force (Guided for LtCol. Matsumoto)
  • Yamamoto Unit (124th Infantry Regiment) (led by Colonel Yamamoto)
  • Kaneuji Unit (Commanded by Major Kaneuji)
  • Bodjonegoro Raiding Unit (also designated as Kitamura Force)(Led for LtCol.Kuro Kitamura)
  • Tjepoe Raiding Unit (also designated as Tanaka Unit)(Guided by Colonel Tohru Tanaka)
  • Abe Unit (Led for MjrGen. Koichi Abe)
  • Imai Unit (Commanded by Colonel Hifumi Imai)
  • Shoji Detachment (Led by Colonel Toshishige Shoji)
  • Nasu Detachment (Guided by MajGen Yumio Nasu)
  • Fukushima Detachment (Command for Colonel Kyusaku Fukushima)
  • Kanemura Detachment (Led by Major Matabei Kanemura)
  • Yamamoto Detachment (also Yamamoto Force) (led by MajGen Tsunoru Yamamoto)
  • 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 detachment (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)
  • Kume Detachment (led by LtCol. Kume)
  • Sendai Detachment (conformed by elements of 2nd Division,unde led Commander Sendai)
  • Kobayashi Detachment
  • Kokushi Detachment
  • Yoshida Detachment

[edit] Armored Detachments

In particular case if refer at Armored sections of Infantry Detachments or Independent Armor units

  • Yasuoka Detachment
  • Saeki Detachment
  • Sakaguchi Detachment
  • Itoh Detachment (Army Gr.)
  • 1st Special Tank Company
  • Anai Tankette Unit
  • Iwashita Independent Tank Company
  • Special Tank Company of China Detachment Tank Unit
  • Kamiyoshi Detachment
  • Shoji Detachment
  • 48th Recon Regiment
  • 56th Infantry Group Tankette Unit
  • Itoh SNLF Detachment (Navy Gr.)
  • Makin Detachment of 3rd Naval Special Base Force
  • Kwajalein Armor Detachment of Sasebo 7th SNLF

[edit] Airborne Detachments

Refer over some Army Airborne/Paratroop Detachments and Units

  • Ohmura Detachment (Led by Captain Fumio Ohmura)
  • Kaoru Detachment (Commanded by Commander Officer Kaoru)
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