89th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
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The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its
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was the . It was created 28 February 1945 in
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/ref> by cobbling together 43rd and 69th independent mixed brigades, converted to 3rd and 4th mixed brigades, plus headquarters of the 77th division. It was an oversized (because the constituent brigades were including a six infantry battalions each since July 1944) type C(hei) security division.


Action

The ''89th division'' was assigned to the 5th area army 27 March 1945. The 3rd mixed brigade and headquarters were staying on the
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island, while parts of 4th mixed brigade part was garrisoning
Shikotan ; ja, 色丹島 , location = Pacific Ocean , coordinates = , archipelago = Kuril Islands , total_islands = 1 , major_islands = , area_km2 = 225 , length = , width = , coastline ...
island. Also, one battalion of the 4th mixed brigade was deployed on
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. The ''89th division'' has relied on heavy fortifications of Minami Chishima Fortress. After the Soviet
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has started 18 August 1945, the
Shikotan ; ja, 色丹島 , location = Pacific Ocean , coordinates = , archipelago = Kuril Islands , total_islands = 1 , major_islands = , area_km2 = 225 , length = , width = , coastline ...
was invaded 1 September 1945, while
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garrison have surrendered 4 September 1945 without resistance, as the hostilities ceased 2 September 1945. The majority of ''89th division'' prisoners were returned by
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in 1948.


See also

* List of Japanese Infantry Divisions *
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 (usua ...


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89師団 (日本軍) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on 22 June 2016. 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 {{mil-unit-stub