The Japanese Imperial Army had divisional mixed brigades, which were the detachment of a brigade from an infantry division with various divisional support units or units attached from its corps or army. This provided a combined arms force of infantry, artillery, cavalry and other support units.

List of Japanese Imperial Army Mixed Brigades

* Guards Mixed Brigade * 2nd Guards Mixed Brigade (Japan) *

4th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) The 4th Mixed Brigade was a military unit of the Imperial Japanese Army. History This Mixed Brigade was a detachment from the 8th Division, in November 1931 to Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in no ...

– Manchuria 1931–1932 * 8th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Manchuria 1931–1932 *

14th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call-sign was the . The 7th Division was formed in Sapporo, Hokkaidō on 12 May 1888, as the first new infantry division formed by the reorganization of the Imperial Japanese Army from ...

– Manchuria 1931–1932 * 15th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) **

Katayama Detachment The Katayama Detachment was a task force of the 2nd Division of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Soviet–Japanese border conflicts of 1939. The detachment fought small actions near Akiyama heights, or Heights 997 during 6–10 September 19 ...

– Manchukuo 1939 *

24th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) The 24th Mixed Brigade was a military unit of the Imperial Japanese Army. History This Mixed Brigade was sent by the 12th Division from Japan to the Battle of Shanghai The Battle of Shanghai () was the first of the twenty-two major engagements ...

– Shanghai 1932 *

33rd Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) The Japanese 33rd Mixed Brigade was a military unit of the Imperial Japanese Army. History This Mixed Brigade was a detachment of the IJA 10th Division commanded by Major Gen. Nakamura in the Battle of Rehe The Battle of Rehe (, sometimes called ...

– China 1933 *

39th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) The 39th Mixed Brigade was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army that took part in the Spanish Civil War. Throughout the war the brigade was present on the Madrid, Guadalajara and Levante fronts. History The unit was created on November 26, 193 ...

– Manchuria 1931 * Karafuto Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Sakhalin 1939 – February 1945Japanese Forces Hokkaido, Karafuto and Kurile Islands May 1945
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{{DEFAULTSORT:IJA Mixed Brigades Japanese World War II brigades World War II-related lists by country ja:大日本帝国陸軍師団一覧

List of Japanese Imperial Army Mixed Brigades

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