144th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
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![]() The main landing by the 144th Infantry Regiment, South Seas Detachment, during the Battle of Guam (1941), painted by Kohei Ezaki | |
Active | 1937 - 1945 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type | Infantry |
Engagements | World War II |
The 144th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army. The regiment was attached to the 55th Division. The regiment participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, fighting in the Pacific during a number of battles including those at Guam, Rabaul,[1] and Salamaua. It also participated in the invasion of Buna-Gona, the Kokoda Track campaign and the battle of Buna–Gona.
After being withdrawn to Rabaul, the regiment was transported to Burma to rejoin the 55th Division.
Organization[]
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion
Commanders[]
- Lieutenant Colonel (????–1942; suicided in 1946)[1]
- Colonel Yamamoto (1942–1943; killed in action) †
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Brooks 2013, p. 22.
Sources[]
- Brooks, Brenton (December 2013). "The Carnival of Blood in Australian Mandated Territory". Sabretache. Military Historical Society of Australia. LIV (4): 20–31. ISSN 0048-8933.
- Rottman, Gordon L. (2004). Guam 1941 & 1944: Loss and Reconquest. Osprey Campaign series #139. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-811-1.
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- Infantry Regiments (Imperial Japanese Army)
- Military units and formations in Burma in World War II
- Military units and formations established in 1937
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
- Kokoda
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