151st Division (Imperial Japanese Army) explained

Unit Name:151st Division
Native Name:第151師団
Dates:1945–1945
Country: Empire of Japan
Allegiance:51st army
Branch:Imperial Japanese Army
Type:Infantry
Size:10000
Garrison:Mito
Nickname:Utsunomiya protection division
Battles:none
151st Division
Date:15 August 1945
Parent:51st army[1]
Subordinate:
  • 433. Infantry regiment (Utsunomiya)
  • 434. Infantry regiment (Mito)
  • 435. Infantry regiment (Takasaki, Gunma)
  • 436. Infantry regiment (Utsunomiya)
  • 151. Automatic cannon company
  • 151. Barrage (rocket) artillery company
  • 151. Transport company
  • 151. Signals company
  • 151. Ordnance company
  • 151. Field hospital

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

Action

The 151st division was assigned to 51st army in April 1945 and performed a coastal defense duties in Mito, Ibaraki until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 without seeing an actual combat. 433rd infantry regiment was garrisoning Hitachi, Ibaraki, 434th and 436th - Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, and 435th infantry regiment - Kasama, Ibaraki.[2]

See also

Notes and references

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
  2. Web site: 歩兵第433/434/435/436連隊/151D . 2016-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818091349/http://www.ac.auone-net.jp/~tigre/gwife2670/butai/92.433.htm . 2016-08-18 . dead .