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The ''93rd division'' was assigned to 36th army upon formation. Initial location of the division headquarters was

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, although 203rd infantry regiment was placed in northern

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while 204th infantry regiment was placed in

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. Later entire division was concentrated in

, where it spent the time until

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15 August 1945 building a fortifications without engaging in actual combat.

References and further reading

* List of Japanese Infantry Divisions * Madej, W. Victor. ''Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945'' volsAllentown, PA: 1981 This article incorporates material from the article 第93師団 (日本軍) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on 24 June 2016. Japanese World War II divisions Infantry divisions of Japan Military units and formations established in 1944 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 1944 establishments in Japan 1945 disestablishments in Japan {{mil-unit-stub