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Citations of the Japanese Army-18th Division

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The 18th Division under the command of Lt General Mutaguchi participated in the initial landings in Kota Bharu. The detachment were responsible for the assault on Kota Bharu airfield and also the capture of Kuantan and later British strongholds in Endau and Mersing.

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