115th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 115th Division 第115師団 1944–1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 12th army Imperial Japanese Army Infantry Henan North Division Battle of West Henan–North Hubei 115th Division 1945 12th army *85. Infantry brigade 26. Independent Infantry Battalion 27. Independent Infantry Battalion 28. Independent Infantry Battalion 29. Independent Infantry Battalion 86. Infantry Brigade 30. Independent Infantry Battalion 385. Independent Infantry Battalion 386. Independent Infantry Battalion 387. Independent Infantry Battalion 115. Transport Company 115. Mortar Company 115. Signals Company 115. Field hospital The 115th Division 第115師団 Dai-hyakujūgo Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was North Division 北兵団 Kita Heidan. It was formed 10 July 1944 in Henan as a type-C(hei) security division, simultaneously with the 114th, 117th and 118th divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade. The division was initially assigned to the Twelfth Army. Action In March 1945, the division was reinforced by a mortar company and sent to participate in the Battle of West Henan–North Hubei.http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/945JCAA.PDF Japanese Forces Battle of Western Honan-Northern Hopei Mid March 1945 2016-06-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160815110134/http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/945JCAA.PDF 2016-08-15 dead In April 1945 it occupied Laohekou.115th Division (Kita) The division was detained in a labour camp in Henan after the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945. 23 April 1946, it sailed from Shanghai and arrived at Nagato, Yamaguchi 30 April 1946. The division was disbanded by 10 June 1946. 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115師団 (日本軍), accessed 27 June 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 1944 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1946 Category:1944 establishments in Japan Category:1946 disestablishments in Japan