122nd Division | |
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第122師団 | |
Active | 1945–1945 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Allegiance | 1st area army |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type | Infantry |
Garrison/HQ | Mudanjiang |
Nickname(s) | Maizuru division |
Engagements | Soviet invasion of Manchuria |
The 122nd Division (第122師団, Dai-hyakunijūni Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Maizuru Division (舞鶴兵団, Maizuru Heidan). It was formed 16 January in Mudanjiang as a triangular division. It was a part of a batch of eight simultaneously created divisions comprising the 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th and 128th Divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the 4th Independent Border Group and the remnants of the 11th Division.