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73rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

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73rd Division
第73師団
Active1944–1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
AllegianceJapanese Thirteenth Area Army
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleCoastal defense
Nickname(s)Wrath Division
Engagementsnone
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Nonoyama Hidemi (野々山秀美)
Military unit
73rd Division (1945)
Parent unit13th area army
Components
  • 196. Infantry regiment (Nagoya)
  • 198. Infantry regiment (Gifu)
  • 73. Artillery regiment
  • 73. Engineer regiment
  • 73. Transport regiment
  • 73. Automatic cannon company
  • 73. Signals company
  • 73. Sanitation company
    • 73/1. Field hospital
    • 73/4. Field hospital
  • 73. Chemical warfare company
  • 73. Ordnance company
  • 73. Veterinary department

The 73rd Division (第79師団, Dai-nanajūsan Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Wrath Division (怒兵団, Ikari Heidan). It was created in July 1944 in Nagoya and disbanded 23 September 1945 in Toyohashi. It was a triangular division. The men of the division were drafted through 3rd military district, located in Nagoya.

Action

Initially the division was guarding the coast of Suruga Bay, excluding Chita Peninsula. Later the zone of responsibility was shifted to between Toyohashi and Lake Hamana. After completing the training with the Central District Army, the 73rd division was attached to Japanese Thirteenth Area Army from 1 February 1945. The division spent the time until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 fortifying in anticipation of the Allied invasion which never came.

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See also

Notes and references

  1. "Japanese Homeland Ground Forces 1 January 1945" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. Japanese Home Island Armies 8 April 1945

This article incorporates material from the article 第73師団 (日本軍) in the Japanese Misplaced Pages, retrieved on 14 January 2016.

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