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After being withdrawn to Rabaul, the regiment was transported to Burma to rejoin the 55th Division.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 Masao Kusunose (????–1942; suicided in 1946)[1]
  • Colonel Yamamoto (1942–1943; killed in action)  †

References

  1. ^ a b Brooks 2013, p. 22.

Sources

  • Brooks, Brenton (December 2013). "The Carnival of Blood in Australian Mandated Territory". Sabretache. LIV (4). Military Historical Society of Australia: 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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/144th_Infantry_Regiment_(Imperial_Japanese_Army)
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