158th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 158th Division 第158師団 1945–1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 11th area army Imperial Japanese Army Infantry 10000 Changchun Immortal division none 158th Division 15 August 1945 11th area army *389. Infantry regiment (Manchuria) 390. Infantry regiment (Manchuria) 391. Infantry regiment (Manchuria) The 158th Division 第158師団 Dai-hyakugojūhachi Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Immortal Division 不滅兵団 Fumetsu Heidan. It was formed 10 August 1945 in Changchun as a triangular division. Action The 158th division was organised from the cadets of the training units during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria.http://www.ac.auone-net.jp/~tigre/gwife2670/butai/389_390_391.htm 歩兵第389/390/391連隊//158D 2016-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20160818051929/http://www.ac.auone-net.jp/~tigre/gwife2670/butai/389_390_391.htm 2016-08-18 dead The war ended with the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 before the 158th division can complete the organization. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Notes and references This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第158師団 (日本軍), accessed 14 July 2016 Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 [2 vols], Allentown, PA: 1981. Category:Japanese World War II divisions Category:Infantry divisions of Japan Category:Military units and formations established in 1945 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Category:1945 establishments in Japan Category:1945 disestablishments in Japan