140th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 140th Division 第140師団 1945–1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 53rd army Imperial Japanese Army Infantry 17000 Kamakura Tokyo protection division none 140th Division 15 August 1945 53rd army *401. Infantry Regiment (Tokyo) 402. Infantry regiment (Kōfu) 403. Infantry regiment(Sakura) 404. Infantry regiment (Mizonokuchi) 140. Artillery company 140. Automatic cannon company 140. Transport company 140. Signals company 140. Ordnance company 140. Field hospital(s) The 140th Division 第140師団 Dai-hyakuyonjū Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Tokyo protection division 護東兵団 Koto Heidan. It was formed 28 February 1945 in Fujisawa as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th. Action thumb|right|300px|Firing port built by 140th division at Inamuragasaki The 140th division was tasked with the fortification and the defence of the Shōnan coastal area. 401st infantry regiment was stationed at Mount Kamakura, 402nd - in Hachiōji, 403rd - in Fujisawa, 404th - in Goshomimura (now Fujisawa). 404th infantry regiment was severely understrength. The division stayed in the area until the surrender of Japan without seeing an actual combat. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Notes and references This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第140師団 (日本軍), accessed 12 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