214th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The 214th Division (第214師団, Dai-nihyakujūyon Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Hitachi division (常盤兵団, Hitachi Heidan), after Hitachi Province. It was formed on 2 April 1945 in Utsunomiya as a triangular division. It was one of a batch of eight divisions composed of the 201st, 202nd, 205th, 206th, 209th, 212th, 214th and 216th Divisions created as part of the reaction to the Battle of Okinawa.

214th Division
第214師団
Active1945–1945
Country Empire of Japan
Allegiance36th army
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Size20000
Garrison/HQNasushiobara
Nickname(s)Hitachi division
Engagementsnone

History

On 19 June 1945, the 214th Division organization and deployment was complete. The 519th Infantry Regiment was in Utsunomiya, 520th - in Yaita, and 521st infantry regiment - in Setagaya.[1] Other smaller sub-units were stationed at Nasushiobara. The 214th division was assigned to the army mobile reserve and did not see any combat by the time of the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945.

See also
  • List of Japanese Infantry Divisions
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Independent Mixed Brigade
Infantry Division (including guard divisions)
Independent Armored Brigade
Armored division
Japanese infantry and armored units in Home Islands, 15 August 1945

Notes and references
  • This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第214師団 (日本軍), accessed 20 July 2016
  • Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 [2 vols], Allentown, PA: 1981.
  1. "歩兵第519/520/521連隊/214D". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.


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