| IJA Mixed Brigades | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1937–1945 |
| Country |  Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Japanese Imperial Army |
| Type | Brigade |
| Role | Garrisoning occupied territories |
| Part of | IJA divisions |
| Engagements | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
The Mixed Brigade was one of the military units of the Imperial Japanese Army. The IJA had two types of Mixed Brigades.
The first type was known as Mixed Brigade. This was the detachment of an infantry brigade from an IJA Infantry Division with various Divisional support units or sometimes units attached from its Corps or Army. This provided a combined arms force of infantry, artillery, cavalry and other support units. [1]
The second type was the Independent Mixed Brigade. These were detachments made of various units detached from other units or independent support units formed together in a brigade.
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