130th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 130th Division 第130師団 1945–1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 23rd army Imperial Japanese Army Infantry Panyu District Shoki division none 130th Division 1945 23rd army *93. Infantry brigade 97. Independent infantry battalion 99. Independent infantry battalion 100. Independent infantry battalion (dubious) 277. Independent infantry battalion 94. Infantry brigade 281. Independent infantry battalion 620. Independent infantry battalion 621. Independent infantry battalion 622. Independent infantry battalion 130. Artillery regiment 130. Engineer company 130. Transport company 130. Signals company 130. Ordnance company 130/1. Field hospital 130/2. Field hospital 130. Veterinary department 130. Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department The 130th Division 第130師団 Dai-hyakusanjū Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Shoki Division 鍾馗兵団 Shoki Heidan. It was formed 12 April 1945 in Daya Bay as a type C(hei) security division, simultaneously with the 129th division. The nucleus for the formation was the parts of the 19th Independent Mixed Brigade. Action The 93rd infantry brigade was garrisoning Zhongshan while 94th infantry brigade (organized 5 May 1945) was garrisoning Shantou. Parts of the 130th division were sent to Shunde District for labour in October 1945. The bulk of 130th division was evacuated back to Japan in March - April 1946, arriving to Tanabe, Wakayama and Kagoshima. The headquarters of the 130th division have departed Port of Humen 26 March 1946, arrived to Uraga, Kanagawa 2 April 1946, and were dissolved 5 April 1946.130th Division (Shoki) 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130師団 (日本軍), accessed 5 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 1946 Category:1945 establishments in Japan Category:1946 disestablishments in Japan