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Magong Heavy Artillery Battalion.

A brief history of the battalion is as follows:

Ÿ The Battalion was stationed in Penghu in
March 1896 as the “Artillery Battalion of the
Penghu Island Fortress.” (Half of the
Prefectural Government Office became the
dormitory for soldiers.) Headquarters of the
Magong Heavy Artillery Battalion
Ÿ The dormitory in which the soldiers live now
was built in June 1908; the Battalion moved
there upon the completion of the construction.

Ÿ The Battalion was renamed the Magong Heavy
Artillery Battalion in December 1920.

Ÿ The Battalion's commander is Colonel Kimata
Sadao, the 20th generation of an army
A meeting hall for officers of the
pedigree, and its vice commander is Captain
Magong Heavy Artillery Battalion
Ishidō Sanji.

A sports field for the
Magong Heavy Artillery Battalion

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