105th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 105th Division 第105師団 1944 - 1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 14th area army Imperial Japanese Army Infantry 16100 Luzon Diligent division Battle of Luzon 105th Division 1945 14th area army *81. Infantry brigade (Noguchi detachment, Hiroshima) 181. Independent infantry battalion 182. Independent infantry battalion 183. Independent infantry battalion 185. Independent infantry battalion 81. Signals company 81. Labour company 82. Infantry brigade (Kawashima detachment, Hiroshima) 184. Independent infantry battalion 186. Independent infantry battalion 358. Independent infantry battalion 359. Independent infantry battalion 82. Signals company 82. Labour company 105. Artillery company 105. Engineer company 105. Signals company 105. Transport company 105. Field hospital 105. Veterinary department 105. Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department Temporarily attached units 8. Independent armored companyTank Formations of IJA The 105th Division 第105師団 Dai-hyakugo Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Diligent Division 勤兵団 Kin Heidan. It was formed 15 June 1944 in southern Luzon as a C(hey)-class security division. The nucleus for the formation was the 33rd Independent Mixed Brigade and Kawashima detachment. The division was initially assigned to the 14th area army Action Initially the 105th division was garrisoning from Manila to Bicol Region. Prior to the Battle of Luzon, various detachments were sent north, particularly to Lamon Bay. Largest of these units is known as "Noguchi detachment". Although some of the detachments have fought in Cagayan during the Battle of Luzon since January 1945 and were forced to retreat to the Kiangan, Ifugao,105th Division (Kin) the bulk of the 105th division has survived until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945. 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105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 1945 Category:1944 establishments in Japan Category:1945 disestablishments in Japan