133rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 133rd Division 第133師団 1945–1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 6th army Imperial Japanese Army Infantry Guilin Attack division none 133rd Division August 1945 6th army *133. Divisional HQ (955 men)Scan of the original order of battleDecember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 99. Infantry brigade (Kumamoto, 51 men) 607. Independent infantry battalion (1547 men) 608. Independent infantry battalion (1547 men) 609. Independent infantry battalion (1547 men) 610. Independent infantry battalion (1547 men) 100. Infantry brigade (Kumamoto, 58 men) 611. Independent infantry battalion (1549 men) 612. Independent infantry battalion (1549 men) 613. Independent infantry battalion (1549 men) 614. Independent infantry battalion (1549 men) 133. Artillery company 133. Engineer company (901 men) 133. Signals company (330 men) 133. Transport company (1063 men) 133. Ordnance company (95 men) 133. Field hospital (458 men) 133. Veterinary department (119 men) The 133rd Division 第133師団 Dai-hyakusanjūsan Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Attack Division 進撃兵団 Shingeki Heidan. It was formed 1 February 1945 in Guilin as a type C(hei) security division, simultaneously with the 131st and 132nd divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the small parts of the 63rd (or 65th133rd Division (Shingeki)) and 70th divisions. Action The 133rd division was initially assigned to 10th army. After the formation was complete, the 133rd division was sent to Hangzhou - Ningbo area. 10 Match 1945, the 133rd division was transferred to the 6th army. At this time, it has artillery company attached. It stayed in Hangzhou until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945. The 133rd division has sailed from Shanghai in four transports starting 26 March 1946, arriving to Fukuoka 2 April 1946, Tanabe 12 April 1946, Nagato 7 May 1946, and finally Fukuoka 25 May 1946, where divisional headquarters were finally dissolved. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Notes and references This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第133師団 (日本軍), accessed 7 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 1946 Category:1945 establishments in Japan Category:1946 disestablishments in Japan