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224th Infantry Regiment

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Code name: 雪三五二五
Higher formation: 第三六師団
Depot district: 山形
Raised at: 山形
Colours received: 昭14.2.23
Commanding officer: 松山宗右衛門
Main theatres: Not known
Action: the Battle of Sarmi

War record

Formed at Yamagata in 1943→moved to the Pacific area (western New Guinea) and took up the defence of the Sarmi district under the 36th Division→April 1944, strengthened the defences and prepared to counter-attack after the American landing at Hollandia→tried to counter-attack in the Maffin and Arare sectors but repeatedly fell back for lack of strength→continued protracted defensive fighting around Sarmi

At Sarmi the regiment attempted to counterattack the American forces that had landed at Hollandia, but, short of troops, was forced to fall back repeatedly.

Source: The Regimental Histories of the Pacific War, 戦史の本誌面62

Men of this unit

田上八郎中将第三六師団長として西部ニューギニア防衛を統括

この部隊の紙片は、まだ蔵にありません。

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Source: 戦史の本誌面62

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