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58: 75: 578: 377: 30: 681:(CP) near the beach. The Japanese came close to overrunning the CP, but Yukioka's attack was blunted by desperate fighting during the Marines' counterattack supported by artillery and mortars. One element of the 3rd Battalion encountered and attacked the 3rd Marine Division Headquarters area. The Japanese were prevented from overrunning the position only when every available Marine, including cooks, clerks, doctors, and some of the wounded, joined the fighting, before two companies of 1417: 466:. By early 1944, much of northern China was nominally secure, and many units were being transferred to various islands in the Pacific in order to support the strained and hyperextended line of defensive positions. By February 1944, the 29th Division, which consisted of the 18th, the 38th, and the 50th Infantry Regiments, was ordered to mobilize and prepare for operations in the 647:
Just after midnight, the 1st Battalion, 18th Regiment, attacked the center of the 22nd Marines. Veterans of the battle later reported that while many of the Japanese soldiers carried rifles and their officers led with swords, some of the Japanese carried knives, pitchforks, or their bayonets mounted
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On 24 July, the command headquarters of the Japanese forces on Guam received word from Tokyo to "Defend Guam at all costs". General Takashina devised a plan of attack to dislodge the 3rd Marine Division, which occupied the high ground at Asan, north of the Orote Peninsula. Takashina's attack would
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distinguished himself by taking command of a number of soldiers and sailors who had survived the battle, as well as Japanese civilians who looked to him for guidance and protection. The group numbered about 300, and took shelter in caves or small villages in the jungle. They evaded capture by the
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By the morning of 26 July, it was apparent that the attack to dislodge the American position had failed, as had the breakout attempt at Orote Peninsula. It was also apparent to General Takashina that victory at Guam would be impossible, due to enormous losses in personnel, leadership, weapons, and
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The Japanese main attack was launched at about 0300, 26 July. The assault of the 2nd Battalion, 18th Regiment, under Major Maruyama Chusa, struck the center of the 21st Marines, and was the scene of some of the most desperate hand-to-hand combat of the entire night. The battalion charged through
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arrived to support the defenders. The engineers counterattacked, and by dawn the Japanese troops were dead or scattered; many fled up the Nidual River valley. The Engineers pursued, and over the course of the day reported witnessing many of the Japanese committing suicide by an unprecedented
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to long sticks and used as spears. Charging across open ground, they were hit by American artillery, mortars, and machine gun fire until they retreated into a mangrove swamp. Artillery continued to bombard the swamps, discouraging further attack from that approach.
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be coordinated with a breakout attempt of Japanese forces trapped on the peninsula. The 18th Regiment, which had been reorganized into three battalions, was to be one of the main units to assault the American position. Two battalions would attack the
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method: when a Japanese soldier had given up on escape, and capture seemed imminent, he pulled the pin of his grenade, placed it on top of his head, then held his helmet down over the grenade and waited for the inevitable.
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where it fought in several major battles. Between 1928 and 1936, the regiment was deployed to China where it engaged in two military operations in China, though it spent most of the time on garrison and occupation duty.
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in May 1944; however, about 600 troops of the 1st Battalion had to be left behind on Saipan. These troops, under Captain Masao Kubo, joined the island's garrison, though nearly all would be killed during the
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The main memorial for the 18th Infantry Regiment is located in Toyohashi City Park. There are also monuments on the islands of Saipan and Guam, paid for by the regimental veterans' association.
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The 3rd Battalion of the 18th Regiment, led by Major Yukioka Setsuo, was able to exploit a gap between the lines of the 9th and the 21st Marines, and drove hard toward the Marines' regimental
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On the night of 25 July, the colors of the 18th Infantry Regiment were ritually burned, by authorization of the division commander, in anticipation of the regiment's complete destruction.
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Peninsula on the west coast of the island, while the defenders either counterattacked or continued to fire on American positions with machine guns, artillery, and mortars.
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campaign to inflict as much damage as possible on the American forces. During the previous night's fighting, most of the men of the 18th Regiment had been
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machine gun and artillery fire in an effort to reach the Marines. In an effort to break through the lines, Maruyama's men fought their way into a
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Monma Kentaro. Also lost on the transport were several tanks and most of the regiment's equipment. The convoy's three escort destroyers dropped
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and attempted to evade capture by hiding in the jungles, but as an organization the regiment became defunct and the ranks were not replenished.
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U.S. Marines that were hunting for them, conducted harassment raids, and survived until they finally agreed to surrender on 1 December 1945.
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and then participated in the major campaigns of central China. In 1944, the 18th Regiment was sent to the Pacific theater as part of the
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morale. Takashina decided that all remaining troops should escape to the interior of the island, in order to regroup, and carry on a
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that led down to the beach. The Marines had prepared for that possibility, and once in the draw the Japanese faced several
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From Manchuria, the 18th Infantry Regiment and its sister regiments travelled to Korea, where they embarked on four
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deployed to cover possible landing points in support of the island's defensive strategy. On 21 July 1944 the
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as a branch of the Nagoya Garrison. Throughout its history, the majority of its soldiers came from the
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and prepared to repel the American invasion. Members of the 18th Regiment participated in both the
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After re-organization, two battalions of the under-equipped 18th Regiment were transported to
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city, and thereafter the majority of its recruits came from that city and the surrounding
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In July 1942, command of the 18th Regiment was transferred from the 3rd Division to the
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at a point about halfway between Shanghai and Nanjing, launching an attack from
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on the opposite bank. The regiment occupied the two towns until 9 March 1938.
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charges to destroy any ammunition or supply caches left by American forces.
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on 15 August 1884. By 1886 the regiment had transferred its headquarters to
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was organized and the 18th Infantry Regiment was placed in its command.
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The regiment deployed for the first time in 1894 to participate in the
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In 1907 the regiment was transferred from the 3rd Division to the
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After the battle on Saipan, one officer of the regiment, Captain
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in June and July 1944. In the aftermath of the battle, Capt.
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in the summer of 1937, the regiment participated in the
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and the other battalion was to attack the flank of the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1944
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battle for Dachang
Empire of Japan

Imperial Japanese Army
Infantry
Nagoya
Toyohashi
First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
Jinan Incident
Operation Nekka
Pacification of Manchukuo
Second Sino-Japanese War
Marianas Campaign
infantry regiment
Imperial Japanese Army
call sign
Toyohashi
Mikawa
Aichi prefecture
First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
Battle of Shanghai
29th Division
Saipan
Sakito Maru
Guam
Battle of Saipan

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