150th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 150th Division 第150師団 1945–1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 17th area army Imperial Japanese Army Infantry 14797150th Division (Gocho) Jeongeup Morning protection division none 150th Division 15 August 1945 17th area army *429. Infantry regiment (Himeji) 430. Infantry regiment (Himeji) 431. Infantry regiment (Himeji) 432. Infantry regiment (Himeji) 150. Automatic cannon company 150. Barrage (rocket) artillery company 150. Transport company 150. Signals company 150. Ordnance company 150. Field hospital 150. Chemical warfare company The 150th Division 第150師団 Dai-hyakugojū Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Morning Protection Division 護朝兵団 Gocho Heidan. It was formed 28 February 1945 in Seoul as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th. Action From May 1945, the 150th division was tasked with the coastal defense of the North Jeolla Province and South Jeolla Province, with garrisons in Jeongeup (headquarters and barrage artillery), and 431st infantry regiment on Daejeon-ri island, and Jangseong County (429th infantry regiment and automatic cannon company). Also, the 430th, 432nd infantry regiments and the rest of units were deployed at Mokpo.http://www.ac.auone-net.jp/~tigre/gwife2670/butai/259.429.461htm.htm 歩兵第259/429/461連隊 2016-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026201404/http://www.ac.auone-net.jp/~tigre/gwife2670/butai/259.429.461htm.htm 2016-10-26 dead After the Soviet invasion of Manchuria the division was ordered to move and by the time of surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 was in Gunsan. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Notes and references This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第150師団 (日本軍), accessed 13 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