Английская Википедия:214th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military unit Шаблон:Infobox command structure The Шаблон:Nihongo was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Шаблон:Nihongo, after Hitachi Province. It was formed on 2 April 1945 in Utsunomiya 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 19 June 1945, the 214th Division organization and deployment was complete. The 519th Infantry Regiment was in Utsunomiya, 520th - in Yaita, and 521st infantry regiment - in Setagaya.[1] Other smaller sub-units were stationed at Nasushiobara. The 214th division was assigned to the army mobile reserve and did not see any combat by the time of the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945.

See also

Шаблон:Japan home islands defenses 1945

Notes and references

  • This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第214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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