Cebu Brigade
| Cebu Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Cebu Brigade, Visayan Force | |
| Active | January–May 1942 |
| Disbanded | May 12, 1942 |
| Countries | United States of America Philippine Commonwealth |
| Branch | Army, Air Corps, Navy |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Territorial defense |
| Size | 6,500 |
| Part of | Visayan Force Visayas-Mindanao Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Lapulapu, Lahug, Cebu |
| Engagements | Battle of Toledo Battle of Talisay |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Colonel Irvine Scudder |
Cebu Brigade is a military unit and formation organized in January 1942 by Visayas-Mindanao Force to defend the island of Cebu after ordering 81st Infantry Division Headquarters moved to Mindanao to bolster its defenses. USAFFE and later USFIP saw the island vital for the transport of the supplies to Bataan and Corregidor. Colonel Irvine Scudder was appointed as its commander until its surrender to Japanese.
Visayan Force was organized under Brigadier General Bradford Chynoweth which Cebu Brigade will be under its command except for the Army Transport Service who is under the direct command of USAFFE later USFIP. The Force whose headquarters also located in Cebu island at Camp X in Cantabaco, share its defenses to ensure orders are reaching to different island garrisons.
Main mission of the Brigade is to defense Lahug field and the Army Transport Service Facility in Cebu Harbor. Same problem with other island garrisons of Visayas lack of ammunitions, no artillery pieces, no coastal and antiaircraft guns, and limited supplies.