The 115th Division (第115師団, Dai-hyakujūgo Shidan) was an infantrydivision of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was North Division (北兵団, Kita Heidan). It was formed 10 July 1944 in Henan as a type-C(hei) security division, simultaneously with the 114th, 117th and 118th divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade. The division was initially assigned to the Twelfth Army.
115th, division, imperial, japanese, army, 115th, division, 第115師団, hyakujūgo, shidan, infantry, division, imperial, japanese, army, call, sign, north, division, 北兵団, kita, heidan, formed, july, 1944, henan, type, security, division, simultaneously, with, 114t. The 115th Division 第115師団 Dai hyakujugo Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army Its call sign was North Division 北兵団 Kita Heidan It was formed 10 July 1944 in Henan as a type C hei security division simultaneously with the 114th 117th and 118th divisions The nucleus for the formation was the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade The division was initially assigned to the Twelfth Army 115th Division第115師団Active1944 1945CountryEmpire of JapanAllegiance12th armyBranchImperial Japanese ArmyTypeInfantryGarrison HQHenanNickname s North DivisionEngagementsBattle of West Henan North HubeiAction editIn March 1945 the division was reinforced by a mortar company and sent to participate in the Battle of West Henan North Hubei 1 In April 1945 it occupied Laohekou 2 The division was detained in a labour camp in Henan after the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 23 April 1946 it sailed from Shanghai and arrived at Nagato Yamaguchi 30 April 1946 The division was disbanded by 10 June 1946 See also editList of Japanese Infantry Divisions Independent Mixed Brigades Imperial Japanese Army Notes and references editThis article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第115師団 日本軍 accessed 27 June 2016 Madej W Victor Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle 1937 1945 2 vols Allentown PA 1981 Japanese Forces Battle of Western Honan Northern Hopei Mid March 1945 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 15 August 2016 Retrieved 27 June 2016 115th Division Kita nbsp This article about the military history of Japan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This World War II article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a specific military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 115th Division Imperial Japanese Army amp oldid 1063028809, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
