148th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 148th Division 第148師団 1945–1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 30th army"Records of operations against Soviet Russia, Eastern Front (August 1945)", p. 7-8 Imperial Japanese Army Infantry 2000 Changchun Fugaku division none 148th Division 9 August 1945 30th army *383. Infantry regiment (Manchuria) 384. Infantry regiment (Manchuria) 385. Infantry regiment (Manchuria) 148. Field artillery regiment 148. Engineer regiment 148. Transport regiment 148. Airborne (assault) battalion 148. Signals company 148. Ordnance company 148. Veterinary department The 148th Division 第148師団 Dai-hyakuyonjūhachi Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Fugaku Division 富嶽兵団 Fugaku Heidan. It was formed 10 July 1945 in Changchun as a triangular division. It was a part of the 8 simultaneously created divisions batch comprising 134th, 135th, 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 148th and 149th divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the garrison of Changchun. Action During the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, the 148th division was ordered to construct fortifications and garrison Changchun, although the division was nearly unarmed and not equipped. The 148th division was disarmed 20–22 August 1945 without seeing any action during Soviet invasion of Manchuria.148th Division (Fugaku) See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Notes and references This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第148師団 (日本軍), accessed 11 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