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Organization of Japanese Infantry Divisions

1939-1945

1st Guard Division:

1st Guard Infantry Regiment

2nd Guard Infantry Regiment

6th Guard Infantry Regiment

Guard Cavalry Regiment

1st Guard Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

1st Guard Engineer Regiment

1st Guard Signal Unit

1st Guard Transport Regiment

2nd Guard Division:

3rd Guard Infantry Regiment

4th Guard Infantry Regiment

5th Guard Infantry Regiment

Guard Reconnaissance Regiment

2nd Guard Artillery Regiment (24 75mm guns & 12 105mm how)

2nd Guard Engineer Regiment

2nd Guard Signal Unit

2nd Guard Transport Regiment

3rd Guard Division:

8th Guard Infantry Regiment

9th Guard Infantry Regiment

10th Guard Infantry Regiment

3rd Cavalry Regiment

3rd Guard Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

3rd Guard Engineer Regiment

3rd Guard Signal Unit

3rd Guard Transport Regiment

1st Division:

1st Infantry Regiment

49th Infantry Regiment

57th Infantry Regiment

1st Reconnaissance Regiment

1st Artillery Regiment (9-75mm guns, 18-105mm & 9 150mm how)

1st Engineer Regiment

1st Signal Unit

1st Transport Regiment

2nd Division:

4th Infantry Regiment

16th Infantry Regiment

29th Infantry Regiment

2nd Reconnaissance Regiment

2nd Artillery Regiment (18-75mm guns & 9 150mm how)

2nd Engineer Regiment

2nd Signal Unit

2nd Transport Regiment

3rd Division:

6th Infantry Regiment

34th Infantry Regiment

68th Infantry Regiment

3rd Cavalry Regiment

3rd Artillery Regiment (27-75mm guns)

3rd Engineer Regiment

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3rd Signal Unit

3rd Transport Regiment

4th Division:

8th Infantry Regiment

37th Infantry Regiment

61st Infantry Regiment

4th Reconnaissance Regiment

4th Artillery Regiment (24-75mm guns & 24-105mm how)

4th Engineer Regiment

4th Signal Unit

4th Transport Regiment

5th Division:

11th Infantry Regiment

21st Infantry Regiment

42nd Infantry Regiment

5th Reconnaissance Regiment

5th Artillery Regiment (24-75mm guns & 12-105mm how)

5th Engineer Regiment

5th Signal Unit

5th Transport Regiment

6th Division:

13th Infantry Regiment

25th Infantry Regiment

45th Infantry Regiment

6th Cavalry Regiment

6th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

6th Engineer Regiment

6th Signal Unit

6th Transport Regiment

7th Division:

26th Infantry Regiment

27th Infantry Regiment

28th Infantry Regiment

7th Reconnaissance Regiment

7th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

7th Engineer Regiment

7th Signal Unit

7th Transport Regiment

8th Division:

5th Infantry Regiment

17th Infantry Regiment

31st Infantry Regiment

8th Reconnaissance Regiment

8th Artillery Regiment (12-75mm guns, 12-105mm

& 12-150mm how)

8th Engineer Regiment

8th Signal Unit

8th Transport Regiment

9th Division:

7th Infantry Regiment

19th Infantry Regiment

35th Infantry Regiment

9th Cavalry Regiment

9th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

9th Engineer Regiment

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9th Signal Unit

9th Transport Regiment

10th Division:

10th Infantry Regiment

39th Infantry Regiment

63rd Infantry Regiment

10th Reconnaissance Regiment

10th Artillery Regiment (12-75mm guns & 24-105mm how)

10th Engineer Regiment

10th Signal Unit

10th Transport Regiment

11th Division:

12th Infantry Regiment

43rd Infantry Regiment

44th Infantry Regiment

11th Reconnaissance Regiment

11th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

11th Engineer Regiment

11th Signal Unit

11th Transport Regiment

12th Division:

24th Infantry Regiment

46th Infantry Regiment

48th Infantry Regiment

12th Division Tank Unit

12th Artillery Group

24th Artillery Regiment (12-75mm guns & 24-105mm how)

18th Engineer Regiment

12th Signal Unit

18th Transport Regiment

13th Division:

65th Infantry Regiment

104th Infantry Regiment

116th Infantry Regiment

13th Division Cavalry Unit

19th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

13th Engineer Regiment

13th Signal Unit

13th Transport Regiment

14th Division:

2nd Infantry Regiment

15th Infantry Regiment

59th Infantry Regiment

14th Divisional Tank Unit (added in 1944)

18th Cavalry Regiment (dropped in 1944)

20th Artillery Regiment (dropped in 1944) (12-75mm guns,

24-105mm & 12 150mm howitzers)

14th Engineer Regiment (dropped in 1944)

14th Signal Unit

14th Transport Regiment (dropped in 1944)

15th Division:

51st Infantry Regiment

60th Infantry Regiment

67th Infantry Regiment

21st Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

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15th Engineer Regiment

15th Signal Unit

15th Transport Regiment

16th Division:

9th Infantry Regiment

20th Infantry Regiment

33rd Infantry Regiment

16th Reconnaissance Regiment

22nd Artillery Regiment (12-75mm guns & 24 105mm how)

16th Engineer Regiment

16th Signal Unit

16th Transport Regiment

17th Division:

53rd Infantry Regiment

54th Infantry Regiment

2nd Mixed Regiment

17th Divisional Reconnaissance Unit

23rd Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

17th Engineer Regiment

17th Signal Unit

17th Transport Regiment

18th Division:

55th Infantry Regiment

56th Infantry Regiment

114th Infantry Regiment

18th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

12th Engineer Regiment

18th Signal Unit

12th Transport Regiment

19th Division:

73rd Infantry Regiment

75th Infantry Regiment

76th Infantry Regiment

19th Reconnaissance Regiment

25th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

19th Engineer Regiment

19th Signal Unit

19th Transport Regiment

20th Division:

20th Infantry Group

78th Infantry Regiment

79th Infantry Regiment

80th Infantry Regiment

20th Reconnaissance Regiment

26th Artillery Regiment (24-75mm guns & 24-105mm how)

20th Engineer Regiment

20th Signal Unit

20th Transport Regiment

21st Division:

62nd Infantry Regiment

82nd Infantry Regiment

83rd Infantry Regiment

21st Division Tankette Company

51st Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

21st Engineer Regiment

21st Signal Unit

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21st Transport Regiment

22nd Division:

84th Infantry Regiment

85th Infantry Regiment

86th Infantry Regiment

22nd Infantry Group Tankette Company

52nd Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

22nd Engineer Regiment

22nd Signal Unit

22nd Transport Regiment

23rd Division:

23rd Infantry Group

64th Infantry Regiment

71st Infantry Regiment

72nd Infantry Regiment

23rd Reconnaissance Regiment

23rd Artillery Regiment (12-105mm & 12-150mm how)

23rd Engineer Regiment

23rd Signal Unit

23rd Transport Regiment

24th Division:

22nd Infantry Regiment

32nd Infantry Regiment

89th Infantry Regiment

24th Reconnaissance Regiment

42nd Artillery Regiment (12-75mm guns & 12-105mm

& 150mm how)

24th Engineer Regiment

24th Signal Unit

24th Transport Regiment

25th Division:

14th Infantry Regiment

40th Infantry Regiment

70th Infantry Regiment

75th Cavalry Regiment

25th Artillery Group

15th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

25th Engineer Regiment

25th Signal Unit

25th Transport Regiment

26th Division:

11th Independent Infantry Regiment

12th Independent Infantry Regiment

13th Independent Infantry Regiment

26th Divisional Reconnaissance Unit

11th Independent Artillery Regiment (16-57mm gusn, 4-105mm

& 4-150mm howitzers)

26th Engineer Regiment

26th Signal Unit

26th Transport Regiment

27th Division:

1st China Garrison Infantry Regiment

2nd China Garrison Infantry Regiment

3rd China Garrison Infantry Regiment

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27th Divisional Reconnaissance Unit

27th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

27th Engineer Regiment

27th Signal Unit

27th Transport Regiment

28th Division:

3rd Infantry Regiment

30th Infantry Regiment

36th Infantry Regiment

28th Cavalry Regiment

28th Artillery Group

28th Mountain Artillery Regiment (24-75mm mountain guns

& 12 105mm mountain howitzers)

28th Engineer Regiment

28th Signal Unit

28th Transport Regiment

29th Division:

29th Infantry Group

18th Infantry Regiment

38th Infantry Regiment

50th Infantry Regiment

29th Cavalry Regiment

29th Divisional Tank Unit

29th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

29th Engineer Regiment

29th Signal Unit

29th Transport Regiment

30th Division:

41st Infantry Regiment

74th Infantry Regiment

77th Infantry Regiment

30th Reconnaissance Regiment

30th Artillery Regiment (24-75mm guns & 12-105mm howitzers)

30th Engineer Regiment

30th Signal Unit

30th Transport Regiment

31st Division:

58th Infantry Regiment

124th Infantry Regiment

158th Infantry Regiment

31st Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

31st Engineer Regiment

31st Signal Unit

31st Transport Regiment

32nd Division:

210th Infantry Regiment

211th Infantry Regiment

212th Infantry Regiment

32nd Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

32nd Engineer Regiment

32nd Signal Unit

32nd Transport Regiment

33rd Division:

213th Infantry Regiment

214th Infantry Regiment

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215th Infantry Regiment

33rd Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

33rd Engineer Regiment

33rd Signal Unit

33rd Transport Regiment

34th Division:

216th Infantry Regiment

217th Infantry Regiment

218th Infantry Regiment

34th Reconnaissance Regiment

34th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

34th Engineer Regiment

34th Signal Unit

34th Transport Regiment

35th Division:

219th Infantry Regiment

220th Infantry Regiment

221st Infantry Regiment

25th Division Tankette Unit (detached 1943)

35th Artillery Regiment (detached 1943)(24-75mm mountain guns)

35th Engineer Regiment

35th Signal Unit

35th Transport Regiment

36th Division:

222nd Infantry Regiment

223rd Infantry Regiment

224th Infantry Regiment

36th Division Tank Unit

36th Artillery Regiment (detached in 1943)

(36-75mm mountain guns)

36th Engineer Regiment (detached in 1943)

36th Signal Unit

36th Transport Regiment

37th Division:

225th Infantry Regiment

226th Infantry Regiment

227th Infantry Regiment

37th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

37th Engineer Regiment

37th Signal Unit

37th Transport Regiment

38th Division:

228th Infantry Regiment

229th Infantry Regiment

3rd Mixed Regiment

38th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

38th Engineer Regiment

38th Signal Unit

38th Transport Regiment

39th Division:

231st Infantry Regiment

232nd Infantry Regiment

233rd Infantry Regiment

39th Reconnaissance Regiment

39th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

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39th Engineer Regiment

39th Signal Unit

39th Transport Regiment

40th Division:

234th Infantry Regiment

235th Infantry Regiment

236th Infantry Regiment

40th Reconnaissance Regiment

40th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

40th Engineer Unit

40th Signal Unit

40th Transport Unit

41st Division:

41st Infantry Group

237th Infantry Regiment

238th Infantry Regiment

239th Infantry Regiment

41st Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

41st Engineer Regiment

41st Signal Unit

41st Transport Regiment

42nd Division:

129th Infantry Regiment

130th Infantry Regiment

158th Infantry Regiment

42nd Reconnaissance Regiment (detached in May 1944)

12th Artillery Regiment (detached in May 1944)

(36-75mm mountain guns)

42nd Engineer Unit

42nd Signal Unit

42nd Transport Unit

43rd Division:

118th Infantry Regiment

135th Infantry Regiment

136th Infantry Regiment

43rd Reconnaissance Regiment

43rd Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

43rd Engineer Regiment

43rd Signal Unit

43rd Transport Regiment

44th Division:

92nd Infantry Regiment

93rd Infantry Regiment

94th Infantry Regiment

44th Cavalry Regiment

44th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

44th Engineer Regiment

44th Signal Unit

44th Transport Regiment

45th Division:

organization unknown

46th Division:

123rd Infantry Regiment

147th Infantry Regiment

145th Infantry Regiment (detached in 1943)

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46th Division Tank Unit

46th Artillery Regiment (detached in 1943)(36-75mm guns)

46th Engineer Regiment

46th Signal Unit

46th Transport Regiment

47th Division:

91st Infantry Regiment

105th Infantry Regiment

1231st Infantry Regiment

47th Cavalry Regiment

47th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

47th Engineer Regiment

47th Signal Unit

47th Transport Regiment

48th Division:

1st Formosa Infantry Regiment

2nd Formosa Infantry Regiment

47th Infantry Regiment

48th Reconnaissance Regiment

48th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

48th Engineer Regiment

48th Signal Unit

48th Transport Regiment

49th Division:

106th Infantry Regiment

155th Infantry Regiment

168th Infantry Regiment

49th Cavalry Regiment

49th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

49th Engineer Regiment

49th Signal Unit

49th Transport Regiment

50th Division:

301st Infantry Regiment

302nd Infantry Regiment

303rd Infantry Regiment

50th Reconnaissance Regiment

50th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

50th Engineer Regiment

50th Signal Unit

50th Transport Regiment

51st Division:

51st Infantry Group

66th Infantry Regiment

102nd Infantry Regiment

115th Infantry Regiment

51st Reconnaissance Regiment

14th Artillery Regiment (24-75mm guns & 12-105mm how)

51st Engineer Regiment

51st Signal Unit

51st Transport Regiment

52nd Division:

69th Infantry Regiment

107th Infantry Regiment

150th Infantry Regiment

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52nd Division Tank Unit (added fall 1943)

52nd Cavalry Regiment (detached fall 1943)

16th Mountain Artillery Regiment (detached fall 1943)

(36-75mm mountain guns)

52nd Engineer Regiment

52nd Signal Unit

52nd Transport Regiment

53rd Division:

119th Infantry Regiment

128th Infantry Regiment

151st Infantry Regiment

53rd Reconnaissance Regiment

53rd Artillery Regiment (24-75mm guns & 12-105mm how)

53rd Engineer Regiment

53rd Signal Unit

53rd Transport Regiment

54th Division:

111th Infantry Regiment

121st Infantry Regiment

154th Infantry Regiment

54th Reconnaissance Regiment

54th Artillery Regiment (24-75mm guns & 12-105mm how)

54th Engineer Regiment

54th Signal Unit

54th Transport Regiment

55th Division:

55th Infantry Group

112th Infantry Regiment

143rd Infantry Regiment

144th Infantry Regiment

55th Cavalry Regiment

55th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

55th Engineer Regiment

55th Signal Unit

55th Transport Regiment

1st Field Hospital, 55th Division

55th Sanitary Unit

55th Veterinary Hospital

55th Division Water Supply & Purification Unit

56th Division:

115th Infantry Regiment

146th Infantry Regiment

148th Infantry Regiment

56th Reconnaissance Regiment

56th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

56th Engineer Regiment

56th Signal Unit

56th Transport Regiment

57th Division:

52nd Infantry Regiment

117th Infantry Regiment

152nd Infantry Regiment

57th Reconnaissance Regiment

57th Artillery Regiment (24-75mm guns & 12-105mm how)

57th Engineer Regiment

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57th Signal Unit

57th Transport Regiment

58th Division:

51st Infantry Brigade

92nd Infantry Battalion

93rd Infantry Battalion

94th Infantry Battalion

95th Infantry Battalion

52nd Infantry Brigade

96th Infantry Battalion

106th Infantry Battalion

107th Infantry Battalion

108th Infantry Battalion

58th Engineer Regiment

58th Signal Unit

58th Transport Regiment

59th Division:

53rd Infantry Brigade

41st Infantry Battalion

42nd Infantry Battalion

43rd Infantry Battalion

44th Infantry Battalion

54th Infantry Brigade

45th Infantry Battalion

109th Infantry Battalion

110th Infantry Battalion

111th Infantry Battalion

59th Engineer Regiment

59th Signal Unit

59th Transport Regiment

60th Division:

55th Infantry Brigade

46th Infantry Battalion

56th Infantry Brigade

50th Infantry Battalion

112th Infantry Battalion

113th Infantry Battalion

114th Infantry Battalion

60th Engineer Regiment

60th Signal Unit

60th Transport Regiment

61st Division:

101st Infantry Regiment

149th Infantry Regiment

157th Infantry Regiment

61st Engineer Unit

61st Signal Unit

61st Transport Regiment

62nd Division:

63rd Infantry Brigade

11th Infantry Battalion

12th Infantry Battalion

13th Infantry Battalion

14th Infantry Battalion

64th Infantry Brigade

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15th Infantry Battalion

21st Infantry Battalion

22nd Infantry Battalion

23rd Infantry Battalion

272nd Infantry Battalion

273rd Infantry Battalion

62nd Engineer Unit

62nd Signal Unit

62nd Transport Regiment

63rd Division:

66th Infantry Brigade

77th Infantry Battalion

78th Infantry Battalion

79th Infantry Battalion

137th Infantry Battalion

67th Infantry Brigade

24th Infantry Battalion

25th Infantry Battalion

80th Infantry Battalion

81st Infantry Battalion

63rd Artillery Battalion (75mm field guns)

63rd Engineer Regiment

63rd Signal Unit

63rd Transport Regiment

64th Division:

69th Infantry Brigade

51st Infantry Battalion

52nd Infantry Battalion

53rd Infantry Battalion

54th Infantry Battalion

70th Infantry Brigade

55th Infantry Battalion

131st Infantry Battalion

132nd Infantry Battalion

133rd Infantry Battalion

64th Engineer Unit

64th Signal Unit

64th Transport Regiment

65th Division:

71st Infantry Brigade

56th Infantry Battalion

57th Infantry Battalion

58th Infantry Battalion

59th Infantry Battalion

72nd Infantry Brigade

60th Infantry Battalion

134th Infantry Battalion

135th Infantry Battalion

136th Infantry Battalion

65th Engineer Unit

65th Signal Unit

65th Transport Regiment

66th Division:

249th Infantry Regiment

304th Infantry Regiment

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305th Infantry Regiment

Cavalry or Reconnaissance Regiment

66th (?) Artillery Regiment

66th (?) Engineer Regiment

66th (?) Signal Unit

66th (?) Transport Regiment

67th Division:

57th Infantry Brigade

61st Infantry Battalion

62nd Infantry Battalion

63rd Infantry Battalion

64th Infantry Battalion

58th Infantry Brigade

65th Infantry Battalion

115th Infantry Battalion

116th Infantry Battalion

117th Infantry Battalion

67th Engineer Unit

67th Signal Unit

67th Transport Regiment

68th Division:

organization unknown

69th Division:

59th Infantry Brigade

82nd Infantry Battalion

83rd Infantry Battalion

84th Infantry Battalion

85th Infantry Battalion

60th Infantry Brigade

86th Infantry Battalion

118th Infantry Battalion

119th Infantry Battalion

120th Infantry Battalion

69th Engineer Unit

69th Signal Unit

69th Transport Regiment

70th Division:

61st Infantry Brigade

102nd Infantry Battalion

103rd Infantry Battalion

104th Infantry Battalion

105th Infantry Battalion

62nd Infantry Brigade

121st Infantry Battalion

122nd Infantry Battalion

123rd Infantry Battalion

124th Infantry Battalion

70th Engineer Unit

70th Signal Unit

70th Transport Regiment

71st Division:

87th Infantry Regiment

88th Infantry Regiment

140th Infantry Regiment

171st Cavalry Regiment

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71st Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

71st Engineer Regiment

71st Signal Unit

71st Transport Regiment

72nd Division:

134th Infantry Regiment

152nd Infantry Regiment

155th Infantry Regiment

72nd Cavalry Regiment

72nd Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

72nd Engineer Regiment

72nd Signal Unit

72nd Transport Regiment

73rd Division

organization unknown

77th Division:

98th Infantry Regiment

99th Infantry Regiment

100th Infantry Regiment

77th Cavalry Regiment

77th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

77th Engineer Regiment

77th Signal Unit

77th Transport Regiment

79th Division:

289th Infantry Regiment

290th Infantry Regiment

291st Infantry Regiment

79th Mountain Artillery Regiment (2 bns of 75mm guns)

79th (horse) Cavalry Regiment

79th Engineer Regiment

79th Transport Regiment

Division Signal Unit

Division Ordnance Duty Unit

Gas Control Unit

Veterinary Depot (Hospital)

81st Division:

171st Infantry Regiment

172nd Infantry Regiment

173rd Infantry Regiment

81st Cavalry Regiment

81st Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

81st Engineer Regiment

81st Signal Unit

81st Transport Regiment

84th Division:

199th Infantry Regiment

200th Infantry Regiment

201st Infantry Regiment

84th (?) Cavalry or Reconnaissance Regiment

84th (?) Artillery Regiment

84th (?) Engineer Regiment

84th (?) Signal Unit

84th (?) Transport Regiment

86th Division:

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187th Infantry Regiment

188th Infantry Regiment

189th Infantry Regiment

86th (?) Cavalry or Reconnaissance Regiment

86th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

86th Engineer Regiment

86th Signal Unit

86th Transport Regiment

91st Division:

73rd Infantry Brigade

282nd Infantry Battalion

283rd Infantry Battalion

284th Infantry Battalion

285th Infantry Battalion

286th Infantry Battalion

287th Infantry Battalion

74th Infantry Brigade

288th Infantry Battalion

289th Infantry Battalion

290th Infantry Battalion

291st Infantry Battalion

292nd Infantry Battalion

293rd Infantry Battalion

74th Infantry Brigade Signal Unit

74th Infantry Brigade Labor Unit

91st Division 1st Artillery Unit

91st Division 2nd Artillery Unit

91st Division AA Unit

91st Division AT Unit

91st Division Engineer Unit

91st Division Signal Unit

91st Division Transport Unit

93rd Division:

202nd Infantry Regiment

203rd Infantry Regiment

204th Infantry Regiment

93rd (?) Cavalry or Reconnaissance Regiment

93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns)

93rd Divisional AT Unit

93rd Engineer Regiment

93rd (?) Signal Unit

93rd Transport Regiment

94th Division:

94th Infantry Group

256th Infantry Regiment

257th Infantry Regiment

258th Infantry Regiment

94th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

94th Engineer Regiment

94th Signal Unit

94th Transport Regiment

96th Division:

organization unknown

100th Division:

75th Infantry Brigade

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163rd Infantry Battalion

164th Infantry Battalion

165th Infantry Battalion

166th Infantry Battalion

76th Infantry Brigade

167th Infantry Battalion

168th Infantry Battalion

322nd Infantry Battalion

323rd Infantry Battalion

100th Engineer Unit

100th Signal Unit

100th Transport Regiment

101st Division:

101st Infantry Regiment

102nd Infantry Regiment

101st Cavalry Regiment

101st Artillery Regiment

101st Engineer Regiment

101st Signal Unit

101st Transport Regiment

102nd Division:

77th Infantry Brigade

170th Infantry Battalion

171st Infantry Battalion

172nd Infantry Battalion

354th Infantry Battalion

78th Infantry Brigade

169th Infantry Battalion

173rd Infantry Battalion

174th Infantry Battalion

355th Infantry Battalion

102nd Artillery Unit

102nd Engineer Unit

102nd Signal Unit

102nd Transport Regiment

103rd Division:

79th Infantry Brigade

175th Infantry Battalion

176th Infantry Battalion

178th Infantry Battalion

356th Infantry Battalion

80th Infantry Brigade

177th Infantry Battalion

179th Infantry Battalion

180th Infantry Battalion

357th Infantry Battalion

103rd Artillery Unit

103rd Engineer Unit

103rd Signal Unit

103rd Transport Regiment

104th Division:

108th Infantry Regiment

137th Infantry Regiment

161st Infantry Regiment

104th Cavalry Regiment

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104th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

104th Engineer Regiment

104th Signal Unit

104th Transport Regiment

105th Division:

81st Infantry Brigade

181st Infantry Battalion

182nd Infantry Battalion

183rd Infantry Battalion

185th Infantry Battalion

82nd Infantry Brigade

184th Infantry Battalion

186th Infantry Battalion

358th Infantry Battalion

359th Infantry Battalion

105th Artillery Unit

105th Engineer Unit

105th Signal Unit

105th Transport Regiment

106th Division:

111th Infantry Regiment

136th Infantry Regiment

106th Cavalry Regiment

106th Artillery Regiment

106th Engineer Regiment

106th Signal Unit

106th Transport Regiment

107th Division:

organization unknown

(36-75mm guns)

108th Division:

240th Infantry Regiment

241st Infantry Regiment

242nd Infantry Regiment

108th Artillery Regiment (1 bn until August, then 3 bns)

108th Engineer Battalion

Raiding Battalion (added 1 August)

Engineer Company

2 Horse Drawn Transportation Companies

1 Motor Transport Company

1 Divisional Signal Unit

1 Divisional Medical Unit

171st Cavalry Regiment (attached early 1945)

109th Division:

1st Mixed Brigade

303rd Infantry Battalion

304th Infantry Battalion

305th Infantry Battalion

306th Infantry Battalion

307th Infantry Battalion

308th Infantry Battalion

2nd Mixed Brigade

309th Infantry Battalion

310th Infantry Battalion

311th Infantry Battalion

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312th Infantry Battalion

313th Infantry Battalion

314th Infantry Battalion

1st Mixed Regiment

9th Heavy Artillery Regiment

109th Divisional AA Unit

109th Signal Unit

110th Division:

110th Infantry Regiment

139th Infantry Regiment

140th Infantry Regiment (detached by April 1942)

163rd Infantry Regiment

110th Cavalry Battalion

110th Engineer Regiment

110th Signal Unit

110th Transport Regiment

111th Division:

organization unknown

112th Division:

organization unknown

114th Division:

83rd Infantry Brigade

199th Infantry Battalion

200th Infantry Battalion

201st Infantry Battalion

202nd Infantry Battalion

84th Infantry Brigade

381st Infantry Battalion

382nd Infantry Battalion

383rd Infantry Battalion

384th Infantry Battalion

114th Engineer Unit

114th Signal Unit

114th Transport Regiment

115th Division:

85th Infantry Brigade

26th Infantry Battalion

27th Infantry Battalion

28th Infantry Battalion

29th Infantry Battalion

86th Infantry Brigade

30th Infantry Battalion

385th Infantry Battalion

386th Infantry Battalion

387th Infantry Battalion

115th Engineer Unit

115th Signal Unit

115th Transport Regiment

116th Division:

109th Infantry Regiment

120th Infantry Regiment

133rd Infantry Regiment

120th Cavalry Battalion

122nd Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns)

116th Engineer Regiment

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116th Signal Unit

116th Transport Regiment

117th Division:

87th Infantry Brigade

203rd Infantry Battalion

204th Infantry Battalion

205th Infantry Battalion

206th Infantry Battalion

88th Infantry Brigade (?)

organization unknown

117th Engineer Unit

117th Signal Unit

117th Transport Regiment

118th Division:

? Infantry Brigade

organization unknown

? Infantry Brigade

223rd Infantry Battalion

224th Infantry Battalion

225th Infantry Battalion

226th Infantry Battalion

Engineer Unit

Signal Unit

Transport Unit

119th Division:

organization unknown

(36-75mm guns)

120th Division:

259th Infantry Regiment

260th Infantry Regiment

261st Infantry Regiment

120th (?) Cavalry or Reconnaissance Regiment

120th (?) Artillery Regiment

120th (?) Engineer Regiment

120th (?) Signal Unit

120th (?) Transport Regiment

121st Division:

organization unknown

122nd Division:

organization unknown

123rd Division:

268th Infantry Regiment

269th Infantry Regiment

270th Infantry Regiment

123rd Field Artillery Regiment

123rd Engineer Infantry Regiment

Raiding Battalion

Division Signal Unit

Ordnance Duty Depot

Veterinary Depot

124th Division:

271st Infantry Regiment

272nd Infantry Regiment

273rd Infantry Regiment

124th Artillery Regiment

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124th Signal Unit

124th Raiding Battalion (uncertain if existed)

124th Engineer Regiment

124th Transportation Regiment

124th Ordnance Duty Regiment

124th Veterinary Hospital

125th Division:

275th Infantry Regiment

276th Infantry Regiment

388th Infantry Regiment

Artillery Regiment (3 batteries & ammunition train)

(Type 38 guns & Type 4 150mm howitzers)

Signal Unit

Raiding Battalion

Engineer Regiment

Transportation Regiment

Ordnance Duty Regiment

Veterinary Hospital

126th Division:

277th Infantry Regiment

278th Infantry Regiment

279th Infantry Regiment

124th Artillery Regiment

126th Division Signal Unit

126th Engineer Unit

126th Raiding Battalion (organized in July 1945)

126th Transportation Regiment

126th Ordnance Duty Regiment

126th Veterinary Hospital

128th Division:

283rd Infantry Regiment

284th Infantry Regiment

285th Infantry Regiment

128th Field Artillery Regiment (completed July 1945)

128th Raiding Battalion (completed July 1945)

128th Engineer Unit (battaion size)

Signal Unit

Transportation Unit

Veterinary Hospital

Field Hospital

131st Division:

organization unknown

133rd Division:

99th Infantry Brigade

organization unknown

100th Infantry Brigade

organization unknown

133rd (?) Engineer Regiment

133rd (?) Signal Unit

133rd (?) Transport Regiment

134th Division:

organization unknown

135th Division:

organized from 77th Independent Mixed Brigade

368th Infantry Regiment

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369th Infantry Regiment

370th Infantry Regiment

135th Field Artillery Regiment

135th Engineer Regiment

135th Transportation Regiment

Division Raiding Battalion

Division Ordnance Duty Unit

Division Signal Unit

Division Veterinary Hopsital

Division Medical Hospital

Division Division Gas Control Unit

136th Division:

371st Infantry Regiment

372nd Infantry Regiment

373rd Infantry Regiment

136th Field Artillery Regiment

136th Engineer Regiment

136th Transportation Regiment

Division Raiding Battalion

Division Ordnance Duty Unit

Division Signal Unit

Division Veterinary Hopsital

Division Medical Hospital (authorized, not formed)

Division Division Gas Control Unit (ditto)

1st Field Hospital (authorized, not formed)

4th Field Hospital (authorized, not formed)

Division Purification Unit (ditto)

137th Division:

374th Infantry Regiment

375th Infantry Regiment

376th Infantry Regiment

137th Artillery Battalion

Division Raiding Battalion

137th Engineer Battalion

137th Transportation Battalion

Division Signal Unit

140th Division:

organization unknown

142nd Division:

organization unknown

143rd Division:

organization unknown

144th Division:

organization unknown

145th Division:

organization unknown

146th Division:

organization unknown

148th Division:

383rd Infantry Regiment

384th Infantry Regiment

385th Infantry Regiment

Duty Company

Signal Unit

Raiding Battalion

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148th Artillery Regiment

148th Engineer Regiment

148th Transportation Regiment

Ordnance Duty Unit

Veterinary Hospital

149th Division:

274th Infantry Regiment

386th Infantry Regiment

387th Infantry Regiment

149th Field Artillery Regiment

149th Engineer Regiment

149th Transport Regiment

Division Raiding Battalion

Division Singal Unit

Division Ordnance Depot

Division Veterinary Depot

10th Independent Field Artillery Battalion (attached)

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Madegj, W.V., Japanese Armed Forces, Order of Battle, 1937-1945, Allentown,PA,

1981.

Record of Operations Against Soviet Russia, on Northern and Western Fronts of

Manchuria, and in Northern Korea (August 1945), Prepared for Military History

Section, HQ, Army Forces Far East.

Japanese Army Studies, Monograph No. 22 , 17th Area Army Operations (1941-1945)

, Prepared for Military History Section, HQ, Army Forces Far East.

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