Unit Name: | 202nd Division |
Native Name: | 第202師団 |
Dates: | 1945–1945 |
Country: | Empire of Japan |
Allegiance: | 36th army |
Branch: | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type: | Infantry |
Garrison: | Takasaki, Gunma |
Notable Commanders: | Tadashi Katakura |
Nickname: | Aoba division |
Battles: | none |
202nd Division | |
Date: | 15 August 1945 |
Parent: | 36th army |
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The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the, after the Aoba Castle. It was formed 2 April 1945 in Sendai as a triangular division. It was one of the batch of eight divisions comprising 201st, 202nd, 205th, 206th, 209th, 212th, 214th and 216th divisions created as part of the Japanese reaction on the Battle of Okinawa.
The 202nd division was assigned as the mobile reserve of the Kantō region. The 504th infantry regiment was garrisoning Isesaki, 505th - Annaka, and 506th infantry regiment - Honjō.[1] Other sub-units were deployed at Numata. The 202nd division did not see any combat.