86th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

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86th Division
第86師団
Active1944 - 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Nickname(s)Pile division
Engagementsnone

The 86th Division (第86師団, Dai-hachijūroku Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Pile Division (積兵団, Seki Heidan). It was created 4 April 1944 in Kurume, simultaneously with the 44th and 81st divisions. It was a triangular division. The divisional backbone was the 56th division headquarters.

Action[edit]

The 86th division was assigned to the Western District Army upon formation,[1] and garrisoned Miyakonojō. It was transferred to 57th army and tasked with the coastal defense of Shibushi, Kagoshima a year later, 8 April 1945.[2] Because Operation Downfall was never implemented, the 86th division has spent time until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 fortifying positions without seeing an actual combat.

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Japanese infantry and armored units in Home Islands, 15 August 1945

References and further reading[edit]

  1. ^ "Japanese Homeland Ground Forces 1 January 1945" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Japanese 16th Army Homeland Defense Late May 1945" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

This article incorporates material from the article 第86師団 (日本軍) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on 21 June 2016.


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