139th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 139th Division 第139師団 1945–1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan 1st area army Imperial Japanese Army Infantry Jilin Formidable division none 139th Division 9 August 1945 1st area army *380. Infantry regiment (Manchuria) 381. Infantry regiment (Manchuria) 382. Infantry regiment (Manchuria) 139. Field artillery regiment 139. Engineer regiment 139. Transport regiment 139. Airborne (assault) battalion 139. Signals company 139. Ordnance company 139. Veterinary department The 139th Division 第139師団 Dai-hyakusanjūkyū Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Formidable Division 不屈兵団 Fukutsu Heidan. It was formed on 10 July 1945 in Dunhua as a triangular division. It was one of eight simultaneously created divisions, together with the 134th, 135th, 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 148th and 149th divisions. The nucleus for its formation were the 77th, 79th, and 80th transport guard units. Action At the end of July 1945, the men detached from 79th division were used to form the assault (raiding, airborne) battalion."Records of operations against Soviet Russia, Eastern Front (August 1945)", p. 122 The 139th Division was disarmed on 22 August 1945 without having seen any action during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria.139th Division (Fukutsu) See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Notes and references This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第139師団 (日本軍), accessed 11 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