206th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

206th Division
第206師団
Active1945–1945
CountryEmpire of Japan Empire of Japan
Allegiance16th area army
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Size20000
Garrison/HQFukiage, Kagoshima
Nickname(s)Aso division
Engagementsnone

The 206th Division (第206師団, Dai-nihyakuroku Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Aso Division (阿蘇 兵団, Aso Heidan), after Mount Aso. It was formed on 2 April 1945 in Kumamoto as a triangular division. It was one of a batch of eight divisions composed of the 201st, 202nd, 205th, 206th, 209th, 212th, 214th and 216th Divisions created as part of the reaction to the Battle of Okinawa.