144th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) explained

Unit Name:	144th Division
Native Name:	第144師団
Dates:	1945–1945
Country:	Empire of Japan
Allegiance:	54th army
Branch:	Imperial Japanese Army
Type:	Infantry
Size:	17000
Garrison:	Osaka
Nickname:	Osaka protection division
Battles:	none

144th Division
Date:	15 August 1945
Parent:	15th area army
Subordinate:	413. Infantry regiment (Osaka) 414. Infantry regiment(Wakayama) 415. Infantry regiment (Osaka) 416. Infantry regiment (Wakayama) 144. Automatic cannon company 144. Artillery company 144. Transport company 144. Signals company 144. Ordnance company 144. Field hospital

The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 28 February 1945 in Osaka as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th.

Action

Initially, the 144th division was assigned to the Second General Army.^[1] Later it was reassigned to 15th area army.

The 144th division headquarters was located at Osaka. It was tasked with the coastal defense. The division did not see any combat until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945.

See also

• List of Japanese Infantry Divisions

Notes and references

• This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第144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.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160813061611/http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/945PDEG.pdf Japanese Home Island Armies 8 April 1945