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77th Division
第77師団
Active1944–1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
Allegiance5th area army
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleCoastal defense
Nickname(s)Ripe Division
Engagementsnone
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Nonoyama Hidemi (野々山秀美)
Military unit
77th Division (1945)
Parent unit16th area army
Components
  • 98. Infantry regiment (Asahikawa)
  • 99. Infantry regiment (Asahikawa)
  • 100. Infantry regiment (Asahikawa)
  • 77. Cavalry regiment
  • 77. Mountain artillery regiment
  • 77. Engineer regiment
  • 77. Transport regiment
  • 77. Automatic cannon company
  • 77. Signals company
  • 77. Sanitation company
    • 77/1. Field hospital
    • 77/4. Field hospital
  • 77. Chemical warfare company
  • 77. Ordnance company
  • 77. Veterinary department
  • Temporarily attached units:

The 77th Division (第77師団, Dai-nanajūnana Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Ripe Division (稔兵団, Nen Heidan).It was created in March 1944 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido to replace 7th division and disbanded in September 1945 in Kajiki, Kagoshima. It was a triangular division. The men of the division were drafted through 7th military district, located in Hokkaido.

Action

From 8 October 1945, the 77th division was subordinated to 5th area army and set in charge of the fortifications from west of Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group to Yūfutsu District, Hokkaido on the southern coast of Hokkaido. 11 February 1945, it was moved to reserve in Asahikawa, with newly formed 147th division taking over the Tomakomai fortifications.

In May 1945, the division was subordinated to the 16th area army and sent to Satsumasendai, Kagoshima as part of the general buildup of Japanese forces on Kyushu in the wake of defeat in battle of Okinawa. Later the division was transferred to Kajiki, Kagoshima, where it meet the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945.

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See also

Notes and references

  1. "Japanese Forces Hokkaido, Karafuto and Kurile Islands May 1945" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  2. "勇払平野の防御陣地". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-07-13.

This article incorporates material from the article 第77師団 (日本軍) in the Japanese Misplaced Pages, retrieved on 14 January 2016.

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