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was newly organized. During the
Japanese advance in July 1939, it was tasked with cutting off the retreat route of the Soviet army. Although it reached its designated position, the failure of other units resulted in the regiment being surrounded and wiped out. Immediately reorganized, it was used to
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was the only unit able to retreat from the height after running out of ammunition and food (all other troops were annihilated), and the regiment commander (Ioki Sasaki) pleaded guilty to unauthorized retreat before a court-martial.
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87:. These units were later renamed as Sōsaku-rentai. By 1940, existing cavalry regiments had also been reorganized into reconnaissance regiments, although some cavalry units were retained. Notably, the
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revealed the significant vulnerability of horseback troops against defensive positions. Simultaneously, the rapid expansion of automobile production led to numerous experiments with motorized and
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were small-scale units, typically comprising about 500 men in total. As a result, they did not have battalions in their structure and were usually commanded by a
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tankette, intended for reconnaissance, were also tasked with combat roles and absorbed into tank regiments. Additionally, although the initial concept of the
443:, 220 kilometers away, by April 1, 1942. Subsequently, a motorized infantry company and an engineer (bridging) company headed north, reaching
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were disbanded as unnecessary, and personnel were reassigned to tank units. Although the
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was tasked with combat scouting. In
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on May 4, 1942, after traveling over 1400 kilometers.
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resulting in only 45 members of the regiment surviving.
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287:Order of battle (1942-1945, of tank division)
173:remained on the mainland. Consequently, many
91:maintained its cavalry regiment alongside a
108:1st Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
16:Type of unit in the Imperial Japanese Army
324:3rd Light Tank Company (optional) - 10 x
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291:The first three tank divisions had the
279:2nd Armored car company - 8 x tankettes
276:1st Armored car company - 8 x tankettes
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475:24th Infantry Division (United States)
219:tankette or other available tankettes
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303:medium tanks or even light tanks.
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235:Motorized infantry company (with
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947:provisional unit, split in 1944
485:List of reconnaissance regiments
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98:The cavalry regiment within the
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423:During the early stages of the
122:was designed to integrate both
49:Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
317:2nd Light Tank Company - 10 x
310:1st Light Tank Company - 10 x
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996:Soviet invasion of Manchuria
297:Japanese self-propelled guns
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224:Order of battle (1939-1941)
204:Order of battle (1937-1938)
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241:Type 95 reconnaissance car
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215:Armored car company - 5 x
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132:Type 92 Heavy Armoured Car
124:Armoured fighting vehicles
69:Japanese cavalry regiments
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153:With the adoption of the
903:disbanded in April 1944
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479:reconnaissance regiment,
335:Self-propelled artillery
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61:Second Sino-Japanese War
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459:reconnaissance regiment
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