Gando Special Force (1 December 1938 - 1945) (間島特設隊, Kanto Tokusetsutai?) (Hangul: 간도 특설대／Gando Teugseoldae) was an independent battalion in the Manchukuo Imperial Army composed primarily of ethnic Koreans, tasked with suppressing anti-Japanese, anti-Manchukuo, and pro-communist militant groups in border areas between northern Korea and Manchukuo.
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