206th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) explained

Unit Name:206th Division
Native Name:第206師団
Dates:1945–1945
Country: Empire of Japan
Allegiance:16th area army
Branch:Imperial Japanese Army
Type:Infantry
Size:20000
Garrison:Fukiage, Kagoshima
Nickname:Aso division
Battles:none
206th Division
Date:15 August 1945
Parent:16th area army
Subordinate:
  • 510. Infantry regiment (Kumamoto)
  • 511. Infantry regiment (Miyakonojō)
  • 512. Infantry regiment (Kagoshima)
  • 206. Mountain artillery regiment
  • 206. Mortar regiment
  • 206. Automatic cannon company
  • 206. Machine gun company
  • 206. Engineer company
  • 206. Transport company
  • 206. Signals company
  • 206. Ordnance company
  • 206/4. Field hospital

The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the, after Mount Aso. It was formed on 2 April 1945 in Kumamoto as a triangular division. It was one of a batch of eight divisions composed of the 201st, 202nd, 205th, 206th, 209th, 212th, 214th and 216th Divisions created as part of the reaction to the Battle of Okinawa.

History

On 11 June 1945, the 206th Division was deployed in western Kagoshima Prefecture. The 510th Infantry Regiment was in Hioki, the 511th in Fukiage-cho Tajiri 31.529°N 130.361°W, and the 512th Infantry Regiment was sent to Higashiichiki-Chō Yuda 31.671°N 130.335°W. Some of its other units were deployed at Fukiage.[1] It did not see any combat by the time of the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 歩兵第510/511/512連隊/206D . 2016-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818055144/http://www.ac.auone-net.jp/~tigre/gwife2670/butai/98.510.htm . 2016-08-18 . dead .