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Military unit
The 11th Brigade (
Japanese: 第11旅団) is one of eight active
brigades of the
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The brigade is subordinated to the
Northern Army and is headquartered in
Sapporo,
Hokkaidō. Its responsibility is the defense of South Western Hokkaidō.
The brigade was formed on 11 March 2008 with units from the disbanded 11th Infantry Division. It was originally a division, formed in 1960.
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Organization
JGSDF 11th Brigade organization
- 11th Brigade, in
Sapporo
- 11th Brigade HQ, in Sapporo
- 11th Tank Battalion, in Sapporo, with 2x Squadrons of
Type 90
Main Battle Tanks
- 10th Rapid Deployment Regiment, in
Takikawa, with 1x headquarters, 3x
Type 96
armored personnel carrier, 1x
120mm F1 mortar, and 1x
Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle company
- 18th Infantry Regiment, in Sapporo, with 1x headquarters, 3x
Type 96
armored personnel carrier, and 1x
120mm F1 mortar company
- 28th Infantry Regiment, in
Hakodate, with 1x headquarters, 3x Type 96 armored personnel carrier, and 1x 120mm F1 mortar company
- 11th Artillery Battalion, in Sapporo, with 3x batteries of
Type 99 155mm
Self-propelled howitzers
- 11th Reconnaissance Company, in Sapporo, with
Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles
- 11th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Company, in Sapporo, with
Type 81 and
Type 93
Surface-to-air missile systems
- 11th Combat Engineer Company, in Sapporo
- 11th Signal Company, in Sapporo
- 11th Aviation Squadron, in Sapporo, flying
UH-1J and
OH-6D helicopters
- 11th NBC-defense Company, in Sapporo
- 11th Logistic Support Battalion, in Sapporo
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References
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