170th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)

170th Infantry Regiment
170th Infantry Regiment
Active	World War II
Branch	Infantry
Part of	Twenty-First st Army
Engagements	Second Sino-Japanese War

Last updated May 11, 2025

The 170th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army. The regiment was attached to the 21st Army until 1940.^{[ citation needed ]} The regiment participated during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. In 1941, it formed the basis of the 21st Independent Mixed Brigade.^[1]

Organization

1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion

References

↑ Rottman, Gordon L. (2005). Duncan Anderson (ed.). Japanese Army in World War II: The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942–43. Oxford and New York: Osprey. p. 11. ISBN 1-84176-870-7.

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[1] Rottman, Gordon L. (2005). Duncan Anderson (ed.). Japanese Army in World War II: The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942–43. Oxford and New York: Osprey. p. 11. ISBN 1-84176-870-7.

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