103rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 103rd Division 第103師団 1944–1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan Infantry 15500 Luzon Steed division Battle of Luzon 103rd Division 1944 14th area army *79. Infantry brigade (Kumamoto) 175. Independent infantry battalion 176. Independent infantry battalion 178. Independent infantry battalion 356. Independent infantry battalion 79. Signals company 79. Labour company 80. Infantry brigade (Kumamoto) 177. Independent infantry battalion 179. Independent infantry battalion 180. Independent infantry battalion 357. Independent infantry battalion 80. Signals company 80. Labour company 103. Artillery company 103. Engineer company 103. Signals company 103. Transport company 103. Field hospital 103. Veterinary department 103. Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department Temporarily attached units 9. Independent armored companyhttp://maisov.if.tv/m/index.php/Tank_Formations_of_IJA Tank Formations of IJA 24 July 2016 15 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130615082851/http://maisov.if.tv/m/index.php/Tank_Formations_of_IJA dead The 103rd Division 第103師団 Dai-hyakusan Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Steed Division 駿兵団 Shun Heidan. The division was formed 15 June 1944 in Luzon. The nucleus of the formation was the 32nd Independent Mixed Brigade. The 103rd division was a Type C (hei) security division therefore the division backbone has comprised independent infantry battalions instead of infantry regiments. Action Initially 103rd division was tasked with the garrisoning of north Luzon, with 79th infantry brigade covering north-west and 80th infantry brigade covering north-east quarter of the island. During the Battle of Luzon since 9 January 1945, the 103rd division zone of responsibility was from Aparri to west. Soon the 103rd division has retreated to the mountains inland and largely survived around Magat Riverhttp://www.jacar.go.jp/english/glossary_en/term/0100-0040-0140-0010-0010-0010-0060.html 103rd Division (Shun)｜Post-World War Two Demobilization and Repatriation JACAR jacar.go.jp 2016-06-26 until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Independent Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army) Notes and references This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第103師団 (日本軍), accessed 26 June 2016 Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981 30em Category:Japanese World War II divisions Category:Infantry divisions of Japan Category:Military units and formations established in 1944 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Category:1944 establishments in Japan Category:1945 disestablishments in Japan