157th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

157th Division
第157師団
Active1945–1945
CountryEmpire of Japan Empire of Japan
Allegiance50th army
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Size10000
Garrison/HQMisawa, Aomori
Nickname(s)Hirosaki protection division
Engagementsnone

The 157th Division (第157師団, Dai-hyakugojūnana Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Hirosaki Protection Division (護弘兵団, Gogu Heidan). It was formed 28 February 1945 in Hirosaki as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th.