84th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 84th Division (第84師団, Dai-hachijūyon Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Sudden Division (突兵団, Tō Heidan).It was created July 6 1944 in Himeji. It was a triangular division. The divisional backbone was the 54th Division headquarters. The 84th Division was assigned to the Central District Army upon formation. In the late 1944, the division was considered for sending to Okinawa, but the 62nd Division was selected instead. In April 1945, the 84th Division was assigned to the 53rd Army,[1] taking a positions in Odawara, Kanagawa. The division then spent the time building a fortifications until being demobilized in September 1945, after the surrender of Japan.   8 7  5 6 4 3 2  1 4  1GD 2GD 3GD 354 344 322 321 316 312 308 303 234 231 230 229 225 355 224 222 221 216 214 212 209 206 202 201 157 156 155 154 153 152 151 150 147 146 145 144 143 142 140 93 89 86 84 81 77 73 72 57 351 44 42 28 25 11 205 7  64 66 67 95 96 97 98 101 107 109 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 Independent Mixed Brigade Infantry Division (including guard divisions) Independent Armored Brigade Armored division Japanese infantry and armored units in Home Islands, 15 August 1945 References and further reading
This article incorporates material from the article 第84師団 (日本軍) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on 21 June 2016. See also
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