79th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

79th Division
第79師団
Active1945 - 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
Allegiance3rd army
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Size15633[1][2]
Garrison/HQRanam-guyok
Nickname(s)Play Division
EngagementsSoviet invasion of Manchuria

The 79th Division (第79師団, Dai-nanajūkyū Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Play Division (奏兵団, So Heidan).It was created 6 February 1945 in Ranam-guyok and disbanded at Tumen, Jilin in September 1945. It was a triangular division. The men of the division were drafted through Ranam-guyok Korean mobilization district, although the divisional backbone was the men from 19th and 20th divisions.

  1. ^ "Japanese Kwantung Army 9 August 1945 (Facing Russian Invasion of Manchuria)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Records of operations against Soviet Russia, Eastern Front (August 1945)", p. 92