152nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
Infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army
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The 152nd Division (第152師å£, Dai-hyakugojÅ«ni Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Kanazawa Protection Division (è·æ²¢å µå£, 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.
| 152nd Division | |
|---|---|
| 第152å¸«å£ | |
| Active | 1945â1945 |
| Country |  Empire of Japan |
| Allegiance | 52nd army |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 10000 |
| Garrison/HQ | ChÅshi |
| Nickname | Kanazawa protection division |
| Engagements | none |
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 ChÅshi in KantÅ 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 ChÅshi, the 440th - west ChÅshi, 438th - Asahi, Chiba (building defenses on south-western bank of Tone River), and 439th infantry regiment - Omigawa, Chiba.[2]
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