152nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

152nd Division
第152師団
Active 1945–1945
Country Empire of Japan Empire of Japan
Allegiance 52nd army
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Type Infantry
Size 10000
Garrison/HQ Chōshi
Nickname(s) Kanazawa protection division
Engagements none

The 152nd Division (第152師団 Dai-hyakugojūni Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Kanazawa Protection Division (護沢兵団 Gozawa Heidan). It was formed 28 February 1945 in Kanazawa as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th.

Action

The 152nd division was initially assigned to 11th area army.[1] In April 1945 it was reassigned to 52nd army and sent from Kanazawa to Chōshi in Kantō region, where it performed a coastal defense duties until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 without seeing an actual combat. The 437th infantry regiment was garrisoning Chōshi, the 440th - west Chōshi, 438th - Asahi, Chiba (building defenses on south-western bank of Tone River), and 439th infantry regiment - Omigawa, Chiba.[2]

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Infantry Division (including guard divisions)
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Japanese infantry and armored units in Home Islands, 15 August 1945

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