122nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) explained

Unit Name:122nd Division
Native Name:第122師団
Dates:1945–1945
Country: Empire of Japan
Allegiance:1st area army
Branch:Imperial Japanese Army
Type:Infantry
Garrison:Mudanjiang
Nickname:Maizuru division
Battles:Soviet invasion of Manchuria
122nd Division
Date:1945
Parent:1st area army
Subordinate:
  • 265. Infantry regiment (Tokyo)
  • 266. Infantry regiment (Kōfu)
  • 267. Infantry regiment (Sakura)
  • 124. Field artillery regiment
  • 122. Engineer regiment
  • 122. Transport regiment
  • 122. Airborne (assault) battalion
  • 122. Signals company
  • 122. Ordnance company
  • 122. Veterinary department

The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 16 January in Mudanjiang as a triangular division. It was a part of a batch of eight simultaneously created divisions comprising the 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th and 128th Divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the 4th Independent Border Group and the remnants of the 11th Division.

History

On 30 March 1945 the 122nd Division formation was complete and it was assigned to the 1st Area Army. It was tasked with garrisoning Mudanjiang. In June–July 1945, part of the division was moved to the Ning'an area.

At the start of the Soviet invasion of Manchuria the headquarters of the 122nd division were on the west coast of the Jingpo Lake.[1] The 122nd Division surrendered to the Red Army on 17 August 1945.[2]

See also

Notes and references

Notes and References

  1. http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Japan/Monos/pdfs/JM-154/JM-154.pdf "RECORD OF OPERATIONS AGAINST SOVIET RUSSIA, EASTERN FRONT (AUGUST 1945)", p. 3-4
  2. http://www.jacar.go.jp/english/glossary_en/term/0100-0040-0070-0010-0010-0010-0010.html 122nd Division (Maizuru)