The was an
infantry division of the
Imperial Japanese Army. Its
call sign was the . It was formed 28 February 1945 in
Zentsūji, Kagawa as a
square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th.
Action
The ''155th division'' was assigned to
55th army. The division spent time from 5 May 1945 until
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 ...
15 August 1945 building a coastal defenses in and around
Kami, Kōchi without engaging in actual combat.
See also
*
List of Japanese Infantry Divisions
Notes and references
*This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page
第155師団 (日本軍), accessed 13 July 2016
* Madej, W. Victor, ''Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle'', 1937–1945
vols Allentown, PA: 1981.
Japanese World War II divisions
Infantry divisions of Japan
Military units and formations established in 1945
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
1945 establishments in Japan
1945 disestablishments in Japan
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