The was an
infantry
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division
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*Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division
Military
*Division (military), a formation typically consisting ...
of the
Imperial Japanese Army
The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o ...
. Its
call sign
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was the , after
Mount Aso
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. It was formed on 2 April 1945 in
Kumamoto
is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2.
had a population of 1,461,000, ...
as a
triangular division A triangular division is a designation given to the way military divisions are organized. In a triangular organization, the division's main body is composed of three regimental maneuver elements. These regiments may be controlled by a brigade hea ...
. It was one of a batch of eight divisions composed of the
201st,
202nd,
205th, 206th,
209th,
212th,
214th and
216th Divisions created as part of the reaction to the
Battle of Okinawa.
History
On 11 June 1945, the ''206th Division'' was deployed in western
Kagoshima Prefecture. The 510th Infantry Regiment was in
Hioki, the 511th in
Fukiage-cho Tajiri , and the 512th Infantry Regiment was sent to
Higashiichiki-Chō Yuda . Some of its other units were deployed at
Fukiage.
It did not see any combat by the time of the
surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945.
See also
*
List of Japanese Infantry Divisions
Notes and references
*This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page
第206師団 (日本軍), accessed 14 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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