The 146th Division (第146師団, Dai-hyakuyonjūroku Shidan) was an infantrydivision of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Southern Protection Division (護州兵団, Konan Heidan). It was formed 28 February 1945 in Kumamoto as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th.
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