86th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The 86th Division (第86師団, Dai-hachijūroku Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Pile Division (積兵団, Seki Heidan). It was created 4 April 1944 in Kurume, simultaneously with the 44th and 81st divisions. It was a triangular division. The divisional backbone was the 56th division headquarters.

86th Division
第86師団
Active1944 - 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Nickname(s)Pile division
Engagementsnone

Action

The 86th division was assigned to the Western District Army upon formation,[1] and garrisoned Miyakonojō. It was transferred to 57th army and tasked with the coastal defense of Shibushi, Kagoshima a year later, 8 April 1945.[2] Because Operation Downfall was never implemented, the 86th division has spent time until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 fortifying positions without seeing an actual combat.

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Independent Mixed Brigade
Infantry Division (including guard divisions)
Independent Armored Brigade
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Japanese infantry and armored units in Home Islands, 15 August 1945

References and further reading
  1. "Japanese Homeland Ground Forces 1 January 1945" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. "Japanese 16th Army Homeland Defense Late May 1945" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

This article incorporates material from the article 第86師団 (日本軍) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on 21 June 2016.


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