The Japanese Imperial Army had divisional mixed brigades, which were the detachment of a brigade from an infantry division with various divisional support units or units attached from its corps or army. This provided a combined arms force of infantry, artillery, cavalry and other support units.Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981
List of Japanese Imperial Army Mixed Brigades Guards Mixed Brigade 2nd Guards Mixed Brigade (Japan) 4th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Manchuria 1931–1932 8th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Manchuria 1931–1932 14th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Manchuria 1931–1932 15th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) Katayama Detachment – Manchukuo 1939 24th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Shanghai 1932 33rd Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – China 1933 39th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Manchuria 1931 Karafuto Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) – Sakhalin 1939 – February 1945Japanese Forces Hokkaido, Karafuto and Kurile Islands May 1945 (reformed to 88th division)
See also List of Japanese Infantry divisions List of IJA Independent Mixed Brigades
References
ja:大日本帝国陸軍師団一覧