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of the

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. It was formed 10 July 1945 in

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for border guard duties.132nd Independent Mixed Brigade (Funsen)
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Assignments

30 July 1945, the 132nd brigade was assigned to the 3rd army. The 132nd brigade was reinforced by the 1st independent border guards unit and in turn assigned to 128th division with the start of the Soviet invasion of Manchuria 9 August 1945. Therefore, the top-level assignment of the 132nd brigade has changed to the 1st area army.

Action

On 9 August 1945, the Tungning detachment of the 132nd brigade beat off a direct Soviet attack at Dongning. Nonetheless, the rest of brigade was ordered to withdraw in the evening of the same day, with the left-behind forces outflanked and routed on 11 August 1945. After retreating to Tachienchang, the 132nd brigade was merged with the remnants of the 284th infantry regiment from the 128th division to form a "Tachienchang detachment". It held its positions against some

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armoured units until 16 August 1945 before surrendering following the

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References

{{reflist Independent Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army) Military units and formations established in 1945 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945