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30th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

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and air raids, the US attack to the southern end of the defensive line 27 April 1945 was impossible to counter as isolated Japanese units were overrun one after another in rapid sequence. 3 May 1945 the US forces have reached
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by a machine gun company and an infantry company. By the nightfall 8 December 1944, the Nonaka battalion forces were pushed from the beaches at all points, suffering heavy casualties in the process.
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unopposed 10 May 1945, and proceeded 30 km inland until encountering Japanese rearguard 13 May 1945 (and overrunning it 18 May 1945). Another rearguard action has happened in
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20 October 1944 and started fighting from 25 October 1944. Reinforcements (2 battalions) of about 2000 men have arrived also 26 October 1944 into the
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defenses failed 29 October 1944. By 9 November 1944, the 41st regiment has stalled 3.5 km northwest of
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7 December 1944, and Nonaka battalion "fought bravely", in one case conducting a counter-landing from
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10 March 1945 and subsequent US push eastward, ultimately resulting in the isolation of the
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town. Although until 29 October 1944 Japanese has planned to leave only 3 battalions of the
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was able to hold back US attack 6–12 May 1945 in rearguard action, while the rest of the
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in 17 October 1944, it was sent to reinforce defensive positions in
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road junction 22 April 1945, but failed. Still overstretched, the
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have severely under-estimated handicaps to Japanese mobility due
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the future reinforcements were held back. Nonaka battalion of a
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was ordered to prepare an emergency beach defences near Ipil,
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on the far south of the island were eliminated in July 1945.
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Some detachments (approximately battalion-sized) of the
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has established a roughly south-north line of defense
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Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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area. This objective was done only partially, as US
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Field artillery regiment (24x 680:1945 disestablishments in Japan 655:Japanese World War II divisions 488:Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary 1: 532:Reference and further reading 675:1943 establishments in Japan 347:, after heavy losses of the 303:, but with the start of the 660:Infantry divisions of Japan 299:was initially based on the 277: 246: 696: 463:was trying to assemble in 406:on the south flank of the 271: 240: 217:30. Veterinary department 527:, accessed 10 March 2016 471:regiment have landed in 374:Remained forces of the 178:Reconnaissance regiment 169:77. Infantry regiment ( 162:74. Infantry regiment ( 155:41. Infantry regiment ( 505:guarding airfields of 258:Imperial Japanese Army 205:30. Sanitation company 196:30. Transport regiment 49:Imperial Japanese Army 193:30. Engineer regiment 544:Allentown, PA: 1981 448:Philippine guerillas 214:30/4. Field hospital 211:30/2. Field hospital 208:30/1. Field hospital 202:30. Ordnance company 131:30th Division (1944) 199:30. 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Index

Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army
Infantry
Pyongyang
Battle of Leyte
Battle of Mindanao
Gyosaku Morozumi
35th army
Fukuyama
Hamhung
Pyongyang
Reconnaissance regiment
Type 38 75mm
Type 91 10cm
Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department
infantry division
Imperial Japanese Army
call sign
Pyongyang
Mindanao
Battle of Leyte
Leyte
Leyte
Albuera, Leyte
Carigara
Jaro
Jaro
Jaro
26th division
Ormoc

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