209th Division | |
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第209師団 | |
Active | 1945–1945 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Allegiance | 36th army? |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | 20000 |
Garrison/HQ | Kanazawa |
Nickname(s) | Kaetsu division |
Engagements | none |
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The 209th Division (第209師団 Dai-nihyakukyū Shidan ) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Kaetsu Division (加越 兵団 Kaetsu Heidan ), after location in now Komatsu. It was formed on 2 April 1945 in Kanazawa 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.
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On 19 June 1945, the 209th Division organization and deployment was complete. The 513th Infantry Regiment was in Kanazawa, the 514th in Toyama, and the 515th Infantry Regiment was sent to Gifu . Some of its other units were deployed at Sabae, Fukui.[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[]
- This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第209師団 (日本軍), accessed 20 July 2016
- Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 [2 vols], Allentown, PA: 1981.
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