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156th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

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156th Division
第156師団
Active1945–1945
CountryEmpire of Japan Empire of Japan
Allegiance57th army
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Size10000
Garrison/HQKunitomi
Nickname(s)West protection division
Engagementsnone

The 156th Division (第156師団, Dai-hyakugojūroku Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the West Protection Division (護西兵団, Gosai Heidan). It was formed 28 February 1945 in Kurume, Fukuoka as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th.

Action

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The 156th 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 Miyazaki Prefecture[2] without engaging in actual combat. The 453rd infantry regiment was in Sumiyoshi (between Miyazaki and Shintomi), the 454th - in Miyazaki proper, 455th - in Kiyotake (on southern outskirts of Miyazaki), and 456th infantry regiment - in Kunitomi inland.

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Notes and references

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  • This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第156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.
  1. ^ Japanese Home Island Armies 8 April 1945
  2. ^ "歩兵第453/454/455/456連隊/156D". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.


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