121st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 121st Division 第121師団 1945–1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 58th army Imperial Japanese Army Infantry 13000121st Division (Eiko) Jejudo Glory division none 121st Division 1945 58th army *262. Infantry regiment (Marugame) 263. Infantry regiment (Tokushima) 264. Infantry regiment(Kōchi) 121. Field artillery regiment (Zentsūji) 121. Engineer regiment (Zentsūji) 121. Transport regiment (Zentsūji) 121. Signals company 121. Ordnance company 121. Chemical warfare company 121. Sanitary company 121/1. Field hospital 121/2. Field hospital 121/4. Field hospital 121. Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department 121. Veterinary department Warhorse breeding factory The 121st Division 第121師団 Dai-hyakunijūichi Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Glory Division 栄光兵団 Eikō Heidan. It was formed 16 January in Tianjin as a triangular division. It was a part of the 8 simultaneously created divisions batch comprising 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th and 128th divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the 3rd Cavalry Brigade and the leftovers of 28th division. The division was initially assigned to the 3rd army. Action 30 March 1945 the 121st division formation was complete and it was assigned to the 58th army. The division travelled overland to south Korea and was transferred to Jejudo island in June 1945. The 121st division was still building a defenses on the eastern part of the island by the time of the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945. The 121st division has returned to Japan via Sasebo, Nagasaki in October–November 1945 and dissolved soon afterwards. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Notes and references This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第121師団 (日本軍), accessed 28 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 1945 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Category:1945 establishments in Japan Category:1945 disestablishments in Japan