Twenty-Fifth Army (Japan)

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The Japanese Twenty-Fifth Army was the Japanese force that invaded and conquered the British colony of Malaya in late 1941 and early 1942. The army was under the command of General Yamashita, and the campaign culminated in the worst defeat in the history of the British Army—the Fall of Singapore.

[edit] Order of battle

  • 5th Infantry Division
  • 18th Infantry Division
  • 56th Infantry Division
  • Guards Division
  • 3rd Tank Brigade
  • 1st Tank Regiment
  • 2nd Tank Regiment
  • 6th Tank Regiment
  • 14th Tank Regiment
  • 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
  • 18th Field Artillery Regiment
  • 1st Signal Regiment
  • 3rd Air Division
  • 3rd Air Brigade
  • 7th Air Brigade
  • 10th Air Brigade
  • 12th Air Brigade
  • 5th Air Division
  • 4th Air Brigade


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