138th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

138th Division
第138師団
Active1945–1945
CountryEmpire of Japan Empire of Japan
Allegiance30th army
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Size2000 or 8810[1]
Garrison/HQJilin
Nickname(s)Immovable division
Engagementsnone

The 138th Division (第138師団, Dai-hyakusanjūhachi Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Immovable Division (不動兵団, Fudō Heidan). It was formed 10 July 1945 in several towns along Jilin - Shenyang railroad as a triangular division. It was a part of the 8 simultaneously created divisions batch comprising 134th, 135th, 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 148th and 149th divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the small parts detached from the 1st mobile brigade.

  1. ^ "Japanese Kwantung Army 9 August 1945 (Facing Russian Invasion of Manchuria)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.