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120th Division (People's Republic Of China)
In military terms, 120th Division or 120th Infantry Division may refer to: * 120th Division (People's Republic of China) * 120th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 120th Guards Rifle Division (Soviet Union) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
120th Division (People's Republic Of China)
In military terms, 120th Division or 120th Infantry Division may refer to: * 120th Division (People's Republic of China) * 120th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 120th Guards Rifle Division (Soviet Union) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
120th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 21 November 1944 in Dongning, Heilongjiang as a triangular division. The nucleus for the formation was the leftovers of 12th division . The division was initially assigned to the 3rd army. Action Initially the ''120th division'' was tasked with security duties in east Manchukuo. In March 1945, it was reassigned to the 17th area army, and its former positions were taken by 128th division. In May 1945, the headquarters and auxiliary forces were completed transfer in Gyeongsan, 259th infantry regiment - in Busan, 260th infantry regiment - in Daegu, 261st infantry regiment - in Goseong and Sacheon. Although the 261st infantry regiment was moved to Pyongyang (from where it was expected to be sent to Jejudo) during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria since 9 August 1945, the hostilities ended before the ''120th division'' has seen any combat. The 261st infantry regiment was taken pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |