66th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
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The 115th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment
in the Imperial Japanese Army
. The regiment was attached to the 127th Infantry Brigade of the 114th Division
and participated during the Second Sino-Japanese War
. It was later reassigned to the 51st Division
and during the later stages of World War II
, the regiment was in New Guinea
, as part of the Japanese Eighteenth Army.
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
in the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
. The regiment was attached to the 127th Infantry Brigade of the 114th Division
114th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 114th Division was a B-class square division of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Formed in Central China in 1937, under the Central China Expeditionary Force in the Nanjing, Shanghai area. Transferred to North China Area Army for the Battle of Northern and...
and participated during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...
. It was later reassigned to the 51st Division
51st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 51st Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. It was formed on 10 July 1940 at Utsunomiya, Tochigi, and was assigned to the Eastern District Army. Under the command of Lieutenant General Kenichiro Ueno, upon formation the division's infantry group consisted of three...
and during the later stages of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the regiment was in New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, as part of the Japanese Eighteenth Army.