- He had
three main
force groupings under his command: 80,000 men of the "
Shimbu Group" in the
mountains east of Manila, 30,000 of the "Kembu Group" in the...
- 1945. It also
proved critical in
neutralizing the
Imperial ****anese Army's
Shimbu Group,
which controlled the
Sierra Madre mountain range east of
Manila in...
-
challenge faced by
newly liberated city was its
available water supply. The
Shimbu Group under Gen. ****uo
Yokoyama had
fortified positions east of Manila...
-
tokubetsu kōgeki tai,
often abbreviated to 特攻隊 tokkōtai), also
called shimbu-tai, were
specialized units of the
Imperial ****anese Navy and
Imperial ****anese...
- The 6th
Division faced a
tough seesaw battle versus the
Shimbu Group as the ****anese
Shimbu Group created network of tunnels,
artillery positions, and...
- his "
Shimbu Group", an
independent detachment, were made
wholly responsible for the
defense of
southern Luzon, from
Manila southwards. The
Shimbu Group...
- The
Tokyo Shinbu Gakkō (東京振武学校) was a
military preparatory school located in Tokyo, ****an.
Established in 1896 by the
Imperial ****anese Army for the purpose...
- in Manila. The
Shimbu Force would continue fighting after Manila fell in the
Battle of Wawa Dam. In 3
months of fighting, the
Shimbu Group in the Sierra...
- Gen.
Rikichi T****da) approx. 30,000
officers and
enlisted Southern Luzon Shimbu Group (Lieut. Gen. ****uo Yokoyama) approx. 80,000
officers and enlisted...
-
battle between the US Army's XI
Corps and the
Imperial ****anese Army's
Shimbu Group. The engagement, also
known as the
Battle of Wawa Dam saw the opposing...
