107th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) explained

Unit Name:107th Division
Native Name:第107師団
Dates:1944–1945
Country: Empire of Japan
Allegiance:44th army
Branch:Imperial Japanese Army
Type:Infantry
Garrison:Arxan
Notable Commanders:Koichi Abe
Nickname:Lull division
Battles:Soviet invasion of Manchuria
107th Division
Date:1945
Parent:44th army
Subordinate:

The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 16 May 1944 in Arxan as a triangular division. The nucleus for the formation was the 7th independent mixed regiment. The division was permanently assigned to the 44th army.

Action

During a Soviet invasion of Manchuria the 107th division was ordered to march 600 km from Arxan to Changchun 12 August 1945. 14 August 1945, the advance elements of the 107th division were ambushed by the Soviet armoured regiment. 15 August 1945 the 107th division was cut from all communications, including radio, and fled to the Inder in Jalaid Banner mountainous region, breaking a contact with Soviet forces. The contact was re-established 25 August 1945, and the division formally surrendered 27 August 1945.

During the fighting, about 1500 division members perished. A further 2000 never returned after being taken prisoner by the Soviet Union. Although a small fraction of the prisoners returned to Japan in 1949, the majority were not released until 1956.[1]

See also

Notes and references

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 107th Division (Man/Nagi)|Post-World War Two Demobilization and Repatriation. JACAR. jacar.go.jp. 2016-06-26.