158th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) explained

Unit Name:	158th Division
Native Name:	第158師団
Dates:	1945–1945
Country:	Empire of Japan
Allegiance:	11th area army
Branch:	Imperial Japanese Army
Type:	Infantry
Size:	10000
Garrison:	Changchun
Nickname:	Immortal division
Battles:	none

158th Division
Date:	15 August 1945
Parent:	11th area army
Subordinate:	389. Infantry regiment (Manchuria) 390. Infantry regiment (Manchuria) 391. Infantry regiment (Manchuria)

The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 10 August 1945 in Changchun as a triangular division.

Action

The 158th division was organised from the cadets of the training units during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria.^[1] The war ended with the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 before the 158th division can complete the organization.

See also

• List of Japanese Infantry Divisions

Notes and references

• This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第158師団 (日本軍), accessed 14 July 2016
• Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 [2 vols], Allentown, PA: 1981.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 歩兵第389/390/391連隊//158D . 2016-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818051929/http://www.ac.auone-net.jp/~tigre/gwife2670/butai/389_390_391.htm . 2016-08-18 . dead .