154th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The 154th Division (第154師団) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Himeji Protection Division (護路兵団). It was formed 28 February 1945 in Hiroshima as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th.

Action
The 154th division was assigned to 57th army. The division spent time from 5 May 1945 until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 building a coastal defenses in Saito, Miyazaki without engaging in actual combat.

Notes and references

 * This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第154師団 (日本軍), accessed 13 July 2016
 * Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 [2 vols], Allentown, PA: 1981.