28th Division (Japanese Empire)

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28th division

active August 1, 1940 to 1945
Country JapanJapan Japanese Empire
Armed forces JapanJapan (war flag) Japanese armed forces
Armed forces JapanJapan (war flag) Japanese army
Branch of service infantry
Type division
Strength approx. 25,000
Insinuation 32nd Army
Location Shinkyō
Nickname Toyo-heidan ( 豊 兵 団 , "wealth division")
Butcher Second World War

The 28th Division ( Japanese 第 28 師 団 , Dai-nijūhachi Shidan ) was a division of the Imperial Japanese Army , which was established in 1940 and disbanded in 1945. Your Tsūshōgō code (military code name) was Wealth Division ( 豊 兵 団 , Toyo-heidan ).

History of unity

The 28th Division was under the command of the August 1, 1940 Lieutenant General Ishiguro Teizo as Type A "reinforced" Division as Triangular Division set up and consisted of the 28th  Infantry - Brigade (3rd, 30th and 36th Regiment) and the 28  cavalry - regiment , 28th division artillery group and 28  pioneer - and transport regiment. The headquarters of the approximately 25,000 strong division was in Shinkyō , Manchukuo and was under the Kwantung Army .

In July 1944, the battleship Nagato transported the 36th regiment to Saipan , which was destroyed during the Battle of Saipan . On January 12, 1945, Lieutenant General Naumi Toshiro took command of the division. Shortly afterwards, the division was transferred to Okinawa , where it was destroyed like the other Japanese units on the island during the Battle of Okinawa .

structure

The 28th division was set up as a type A "reinforced" division as a triangular division as follows:

  • 28th Infantry Division Headquarters (410 men)
    • 28th Infantry Brigade leadership (100 men)
      • 3rd Infantry Regiment (4830 men)
      • 30th Infantry Regiment (4830 men)
      • 36th Infantry Regiment (4830 men)
    • 28th Cavalry Regiment
      • Guided tour (30 men)
      • Mounted (300 men)
      • Type 92 tankettes (100 men)
      • 1st motorized company (160 men)
      • 2nd motorized company (160 men)
      • Supply company (100 men)
    • 28th Division Artillery Group Headquarters (178 men)
      • 28th Mountain Artillery Regiment leadership (265 men)
      • 1st Battalion (8 × 75 mm guns, 4 × 105 mm howitzers (685 men))
      • 2nd Battalion (8 × 75 mm guns, 4 × 105 mm howitzers (685 men))
      • 3rd Battalion (8 × 75 mm guns, 4 × 105 mm howitzers (685 men))
    • 28th Engineer Regiment (900 men)
    • 28. Signal unit (220)
    • 28th Transport Regiment (2820 men)
    • 28th Supply Company (185 men)
    • 28th decontamination unit (224 men)
    • 28. Field hospital (four field hospitals with 250 men each)
    • 28. Water supply and treatment unit (160 men)
    • 28. Veterinary hospital (100 men)
    • 28th Medical Unit (1000 men)

Total strength: 25,039 men

guide

Division commanders

  • Ishiguro Teizo, Lieutenant General: August 1, 1940 - March 1, 1943
  • Kushibuchi Senichi, Lieutenant General: March 1, 1943 - January 12, 1945
  • Naumi Toshiro, Lieutenant General: January 12, 1945 - September 1945

Web links

literature

  • John Underwood: The Japanese Order of Battle in World War II, Vol I . The Nafziger Collection, Inc., 1999, ISBN 978-1-58545-044-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Underwood, p. 66
  2. ↑ 28th Division website. Retrieved December 12, 2014 .