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156th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 156th Division (第156師団, Dai-hyakugojūroku Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the West Protection Division (護西兵団, Gosai Heidan). It was formed 28 February 1945 in Kurume, Fukuoka as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th. ActionThe 156th division was assigned to 57th army.[1] The division spent time from 5 May 1945 until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 building a coastal defenses in Miyazaki Prefecture[2] without engaging in actual combat. The 453rd infantry regiment was in Sumiyoshi (between Miyazaki and Shintomi), the 454th - in Miyazaki proper, 455th - in Kiyotake (on southern outskirts of Miyazaki), and 456th infantry regiment - in Kunitomi inland. See also  8 7  5 6 4 3 2  1 4  1GD 2GD 3GD  354 344 322 321 316 312 308 303 234 231 230 229  225 355 224 222 221 216 214 212 209 206 202 201 157 156 155 154 153 152 151 150 147 146 145 144 143 142 140 93 89 86 84 81 77 73 72 57 351 44 42 28 25 11 205 7  64 66 67 95 96 97 98 101 107 109 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 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
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