132nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 132nd Division 第132師団 1945–1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 6th area army Imperial Japanese Army Infantry Yichang Encouragement division none 132nd Division August 1945 6th area army *132. Divisional HQ (950 men)Scan of original order of battleDecember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 97. Infantry brigade HQ (Osaka, 58 men) 599. Independent infantry battalion (1565 men) 600. Independent infantry battalion (1565 men) 601. Independent infantry battalion (1565 men) 602. Independent infantry battalion (1565 men) 98. Infantry brigade HQ (Osaka, 58 men) 603. Independent infantry battalion (1565 men) 604. Independent infantry battalion (1565 men) 605. Independent infantry battalion (1565 men) 606. Independent infantry battalion (1565 men) 132. Artillery company 132. Engineer company (Takatsuki)Scan of original composition and units originsDecember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 132. Transport company (Sakai) 132. Signals company (Osaka) 132. Ordnance company (Izumi, Osaka) 132. Field hospital (Wakayama, 438 men) 132. Veterinary department (Izumi, Osaka, 119 men) The 132st Division 第132師団 Dai-hyakusanjūni Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Encouragement Division 振起兵団 Shinki Heidan. It was formed 1 February 1945 in Wuhan as a type C(hei) security division, simultaneously with the 131st and 133rd divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the small parts of the 39th and 68th divisions. Action The 132nd division was permanently assigned to 6th area army. Upon formation, the 132nd division took the responsibility on the area previously guarded by the 39th division in Yichang. It stayed in the area of Yichang until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Notes and references This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第132師団 (日本軍), accessed 7 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