123rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed on 16 January 1945 in Sunwu County as a triangular division. It was part a batch of eight simultaneously created divisions: the 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th and 128th Divisions. The nucleus of the formation was the 73rd Independent Mixed Brigade, which was formed in October 1944 from the headquarters of the 1st Division. History On 30 March 1945 the 123rd Division's formation was complete and it was assigned to the 4th Army._(Matsukaze)">ic">123rd_Division_[sic/nowiki>_(Matsukaze)/ref>_It_was_tasked_with_the_garrison_of__Sunwu_County,_adjacent_to_the_135th_Independent_Mixed_Brigade_(Imperial_Japanese_Army).html" ;"title="ic/nowiki>_(Matsukaze).html" ;"title="ic">123rd Division [sic/nowiki> (Matsukaze)">ic">123rd Division [sic/nowiki> (Matsukaze)/ref> It was tasked with the garrison of Sunwu County, adjacent to the 135th Independent Mixed Brigade (Imperi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Empire Of Japan
The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent formation of modern Japan. It encompassed the Japanese archipelago and several colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories. Under the slogans of and following the Boshin War and restoration of power to the Emperor from the Shogun, Japan underwent a period of industrialization and militarization, the Meiji Restoration, which is often regarded as the fastest modernisation of any country to date. All of these aspects contributed to Japan's emergence as a great power and the establishment of a colonial empire following the First Sino-Japanese War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Russo-Japanese War, and World War I. Economic and political turmoil in the 1920s, including the Great Depression, led to the rise of militarism, nationa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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124th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 16 January in Mudanjiang as a triangular division. It was a part of the 8 simultaneously created divisions batch comprising 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th and 128th divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the 1st, 2nd, 11th border guards groups and the parts of the 111th Division. The ''124th division'' was initially assigned to 3rd army. Action In March 1945, the ''124th division'' was reassigned to the 5th army and took the positions of the 111th division which was being transferred to Jejudo island. The ''124th division'' was initially severely understrength in men and equipment, with divisional artillery company instead of artillery regiment, and only the half complement of the infantry support guns, plus severe shortage of machine guns and ammunition. By July 1945, 116th artillery regiment comprising 24 guns, including Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Independent Mixed Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army)
Between 1937 and 1945 the Japanese Imperial Army formed 126 Independent Mixed Brigades (numbered 1–136 with some gaps), typically composed of various units detached from other formations. Some were composed of separate, independent assets (usually Independent Infantry Battalions). These brigades were task organized under unified command and were normally used in support roles, as security, force protection, POW and internment camp guards and labor in occupied territories. An Independent Mixed Brigade had between 5,000 and 11,000 troops. History The first two of these Independent Mixed Brigades formed by the Kwangtung Army in the 1930s were the IJA 1st Independent Mixed Brigade and the IJA 11th Independent Mixed Brigade. Each of these brigades was organized in a unique manner; the 1st was disbanded in 1937 while the 11th was formed into the IJA 26th Division in 1938. Later a series of Independent Mixed Brigades were formed for the purpose of garrisoning the large territories ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk ( Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Surrender Of Japan
The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, bringing the war's hostilities to a close. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) had become incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent. Together with the United Kingdom and China, the United States called for the unconditional surrender of the Japanese armed forces in the Potsdam Declaration on 26 July 1945—the alternative being "prompt and utter destruction". While publicly stating their intent to fight on to the bitter end, Japan's leaders (the Supreme Council for the Direction of the War, also known as the "Big Six") were privately making entreaties to the publicly neutral Soviet Union to mediate peace on terms more favorable to the Japanese. While maintaining a sufficient level of diplomatic engagement with the Japanese to give them the impression they might be wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aihui District
Aihui District (), formerly known as Aihui (), Aihun (), Aihu (), and Aihu (), is an administrative district and the seat of the prefecture-level city of Heihe, Heilongjiang Province, China. It is located on the right (south-western) bank of the Amur River, across which is Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia. Aihui District spans an area of , and had a population of 192,764 as of 2000. Names Aihui has undergone a number of name changes throughout its history. Most recently, in 1956, the area's Chinese characters were changed from Aihui () to the present Aihui (), due to the uncommon nature of the former name's characters. History The area of present-day Aihui has been occupied on-and-off by various Chinese dynasties dating back to the Tang dynasty. Qing dynasty To fend off military Russian military forces invading the area, Qing dynasty forces were stationed in present-day Aihui in 1683. In 1685, the city of Aihui () was built on orders from the Yamen of Heilongjiang. In t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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135th Independent Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army)
135th may refer to: *135th (2/1st South Western) Brigade, formation of the Territorial Force of the British Army * 135th (Limerick) Regiment of Foot, infantry regiment of the British Army, created and promptly disbanded in 1796 * 135th (Middlesex) Battalion, CEF, unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War *135th Aero Squadron or 22d Tactical Drone Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit *135th Airlift Group, airlift unit located at Warfield Air National Guard Base in Middle River, Maryland * 135th Airlift Squadron, one of two flying units of the Maryland Air National Guard * 135th Delaware General Assembly, meeting of the legislative branch of the Delaware states government * 135th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 134th and served as the precedent for the 136th General Assembly in 1981 *135th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War * 135th Infantry Regiment (United State ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . The 1st Division was formed in Tokyo in January 1871 as the , one of six regional commands created in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army. The Tokyo Garrison had responsibility for the eastern region of Honshū ( Kantō region), centered on the Tokyo metropolitan area. The six regional commands were transformed into divisions under the army reorganization of 14 May 1888, based on recommendations by the Prussian military advisor Jakob Meckel to the Japanese government. Action As one of the oldest Divisions in the Imperial Japanese Army, the 1st Division saw combat in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. After the wars, the division returned to Tokyo, with permanent headquarters opened in Minami-Aoyama 15 June 1918. The February 26 Incident was an attempted coup d'état staged by elements of the ''1st Division'' in Tokyo in 1936. Because the situation on the Soviet border w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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73rd Independent Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army)
73rd may refer to: *73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot also known as MacLeod's Highlanders after its founder John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod *73rd Academy Awards honored the best films of 2000 and was held on March 25, 2001 * 73rd Carnatic Infantry, an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army *73rd Cavalry Regiment (United States), a Cavalry Regiment in the U.S. Army first formed in 1941 * 73rd Delaware General Assembly, a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government * 73rd Field Artillery (United States), a Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army *73rd Grey Cup, the 1985 Canadian Football League championship game at Olympic Stadium, Montreal *73rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War *73rd Infantry Division (Germany), a German military unit which served during World War II * 73rd Infantry Regiment (France), a French infantry regiment *73rd meridian east, a line of longitude 73 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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128th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 16 January 1945 in Mudanjiang as a triangular division. It was a part of the 8 simultaneously created divisions batch comprising 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th and 128th divisions. The nucleus for the formation were the 1st, 2nd, and parts of 11th border guards group. Action Initially, the ''128th division'' was assigned to the 3rd army. The ''128th division'' headquarters were established in March 1945 at Luozigou (Lotzukou), replacing the 120th division transferred to the south of Korea. The division combat efficiency was estimated to be 20%. Immediately after the start of the Soviet invasion of Manchuria 9 August 1945 the ''128th division'' was subordinated directly to 1st area army as planned. At the same time, 132nd Independent Mixed Brigade was attached to the division. Initial Soviet attack was parred by 132nd Independent Mixed Brigade at Don ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |