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201st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

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Active
  
1945–1945

Allegiance
  
36th army

Type
  
Infantry

Country
  
Empire of Japan

Branch
  
Imperial Japanese Army

Garrison/HQ
  
Kunitachi

201st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The 201st Division (第201師団, Dai-nihyakuichi Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Musashi Division (武蔵兵団, Musashi Heidan). It was formed 2 April 1945 in Tokyo as a triangular division. It was one of the batch of eight divisions comprising 201st, 202nd, 205th, 206th, 209th, 212th, 214th and 216th divisions created as part of the Japanese reaction on the Battle of Okinawa.

Action

The 201st division was assigned to the second line of defenses of Kantō region deeper inland. The 501st infantry regiment was garrisoning Zama, 502nd and 503rd infantry regiments - Musashimurayama. Other sub-units were deployed at Gotemba. The 201st division did not see any combat.

References

201st Division (Imperial Japanese Army) Wikipedia