69th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

69th Division
Active 1942 - 1945
Country Empire of Japan
Branch  Imperial Japanese Army
Type Infantry
Role garrison
Garrison/HQ Linfen
Nickname(s) Winning division
Engagements Battle of Changde
Operation Ichi-Go
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Sadae Inoue

The 69th Division (第69師団 Dai-rokujūkyū Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Winning Division (勝兵団 Katsu Heidan). It was formed on 2 February 1942 in Linfen city as a class C (security) division, simultaneously with the 68th and 70th divisions. The backbone of security division has consisted of the eight independent infantry battalions, and it does not have an artillery regiment. The nucleus for the formation was the 16th Independent mixed brigade and a reservists from the former 108th division, recruited from Hirosaki mobilization district.

Action

The division was assigned to the 1st army upon formation, with the task of providing a garrison to the central and west parts of the Shanxi province. In autumn 1943, it fought in Lanshan County as a part of the Battle of Changde.

In March 1944, divisional headquarters has moved to Yuncheng and 69th division has started participating in Operation Ichi-Go from May 1944. After the offensive stopped in April 1945,[1] the 69th division was transferred for garrison duty in Jiading District under command of the 13th army, where it stayed until the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945.

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Reference and further reading

Allentown, PA: 1981


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