140th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)


The 140th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Tokyo protection division. It was formed 28 February 1945 in Fujisawa as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th.

Action

The 140th division was tasked with the fortification and the defence of the Shōnan coastal area. 401st infantry regiment was stationed at :ja:鎌倉山|Mount Kamakura, 402nd - in Hachiōji, 403rd - in Fujisawa, 404th - in :ja:御所見村|Goshomimura. 404th infantry regiment was severely understrength. The division stayed in the area until the surrender of Japan without seeing an actual combat.