Initially the 119th division was garrisoning a Hailar, but 25 January 1945 was reassigned to 4th army without changing a location.
During Soviet invasion of Manchuria the 119th division has surrendered 16 August 1945 and was disarmed by 3 September 1945. The last soldiers taking prisoner by Red Army were returned to Japan in 1968.[1]
119th, division, imperial, japanese, army, 119th, division, 第119師団, hyakujūkyū, shidan, infantry, division, imperial, japanese, army, call, sign, slaughter, division, 宰兵団, heidan, formed, november, 1944, heilongjiang, triangular, division, nucleus, formation, . The 119th Division 第119師団 Dai hyakujukyu Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army Its call sign was the Slaughter Division 宰兵団 Sai Heidan It was formed 10 November 1944 in Heilongjiang as a triangular division The nucleus for the formation was the leftovers of 23rd division and the 8th borders guards garrison The division was initially assigned to the 6th army 119th Division第119師団Active1944 1945CountryEmpire of JapanAllegiance4th armyBranchImperial Japanese ArmyTypeInfantryGarrison HQHailarNickname s Slaughter divisionEngagementsSoviet invasion of ManchuriaAction editInitially the 119th division was garrisoning a Hailar but 25 January 1945 was reassigned to 4th army without changing a location During Soviet invasion of Manchuria the 119th division has surrendered 16 August 1945 and was disarmed by 3 September 1945 The last soldiers taking prisoner by Red Army were returned to Japan in 1968 1 See also editList of Japanese Infantry DivisionsNotes and references editThis article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第119師団 日本軍 accessed 28 June 2016 Madej W Victor Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle 1937 1945 2 vols Allentown PA 1981 119th Division Sai 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 119th Division Imperial Japanese Army amp oldid 1063028835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
