154th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
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154th Division | |
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第154師団 | |
Active | 1945–1945 |
Country | ![]() |
Allegiance | 57th army |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | 10000 |
Garrison/HQ | Miyazaki Prefecture |
Nickname(s) | Himeji protection division |
Engagements | none |
The 154th Division (第154師団, Dai-hyakugojūyon Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Himeji Protection Division (護路兵団, Goji Heidan). It was formed 28 February 1945 in Hiroshima as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th.
Action
[edit]The 154th division was assigned to 57th army.[1] The division spent time from 5 May 1945 until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 building a coastal defenses in Saito, Miyazaki[2] without engaging in actual combat.
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Infantry Division (including guard divisions)
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Armored division
Japanese infantry and armored units in Home Islands, 15 August 1945
Notes and references
[edit]- This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第154師団 (日本軍), accessed 13 July 2016
- Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 [2 vols], Allentown, PA: 1981.
- ^ Japanese Home Island Armies 8 April 1945
- ^ "歩兵第445/446/447/448連隊/154D". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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