146th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) explained

Unit Name:	146th Division
Native Name:	第146師団
Dates:	1945–1945
Country:	Empire of Japan
Allegiance:	40th army
Branch:	Imperial Japanese Army
Type:	Infantry
Size:	10000
Garrison:	Kagoshima Prefecture
Nickname:	South protection division
Battles:	none

146th Division
Date:	15 August 1945
Parent:	40th army
Subordinate:	421. Infantry regiment (Kumamoto) 422. Infantry regiment(Miyakonojō) 423. Infantry regiment (Kagoshima) 424. Infantry regiment (Kumamoto) 146. Automatic cannon company 146. Artillery company 146. Transport company 146. Signals company 146. Ordnance company 146. Field hospital

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

Action

Initially, the 146th division was assigned to the 57th army.^[1] After the 40th army was transferred from Taiwan to Kyushu, the division was reassigned to it and sent to Kagoshima Prefecture

The 146th division 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146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