25th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)


The 25th Division was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call-sign was the Country Division.

History

The 25th Division was formed in Tonei, present day Mudanjiang, Manchukuo on 10 July 1940, out of two pre-existing infantry regiments and a number of miscellaneous units and placed under the 5th Army of the Kwantung Army as part of the final defenses of Manchukuo against the Soviet army.
In March 1945, it was withdrawn to Japan, and assigned to Kobayashi, Miyazaki as part of the final defense of the Japanese home islands against the projected American invasion. Overall, the 25th division has never seen any combat.