238th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)

Last updated November 12, 2025

The 238th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army. The regiment was attached to the 41st Division.^[1] The regiment participated during the Second Sino-Japanese War and during the later stages of World War II, the regiment was in New Guinea, as part of the Japanese Eighteenth Army taking part in the New Guinea campaign.

Organization

1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion

References

↑ 第４１師団歩兵第２３８連隊要員名簿　８月２９日日々命令別冊 [41st Division Infantry 238th Regiment Personnel List August 29th Daily Orders Supplement] (in Japanese). Japan Center for Asian Historical Records. Archived from the original on 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

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[jacar-1] 第４１師団歩兵第２３８連隊要員名簿　８月２９日日々命令別冊 [41st Division Infantry 238th Regiment Personnel List August 29th Daily Orders Supplement] (in Japanese). Japan Center for Asian Historical Records. Archived from the original on 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

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