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205th Division
第205師団
Active1945–1945
CountryEmpire of Japan Empire of Japan
Allegiance55th army
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Garrison/HQKōchi
Nickname(s)Aki division
Engagementsnone
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Tadashi Katakura
Military unit
205th Division (15 August 1945)
Parent unit55th army
Components
  • 507. Infantry regiment (Yamaguchi)
  • 508. Infantry regiment (Tottori)
  • 509. Infantry regiment (Okayama)
  • 205. Field artillery regiment
  • 205. Mortar regiment
  • 205. Automatic cannon company
  • 205. Machine gun company
  • 205. Engineer company
  • 205. Transport company
  • 205. Signals company
  • 205. Ordnance company
  • 205/4. Field hospital

The 205th Division (第205師団, Dai-nihyakugo Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Aki Division (安芸 兵団, Aki Heidan), after the Aki District, Hiroshima. It was formed on 2 April 1945 in Hiroshima as a triangular division. It was one of a batch of eight divisions comprising the 201st, 202nd, 205th, 206th, 209th, 212th, 214th and 216th Divisions that were created as part of the Japanese reaction to the Battle of Okinawa.

Action

In June 1945, the 205th Division was deployed at Kōchi. It did not see any combat, and was disbanded after the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945.

See also

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Notes and references

  • This article incorporates material from Japanese Misplaced Pages page 第205師団 (日本軍), accessed 14 July 2016
  • Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 , Allentown, PA: 1981.
  1. "歩兵第507/508/509連隊/205D". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.


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