94th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The 94th Division was a Japanese defensive division raised in 1944 and based in Malaya and Thailand.

Service
The division was raised and incorporated into the 29th Army on 16 October 1944 to bolster defences in Malaya after the Japanese Army's defeat at the Battle of Imphal. The division was to be used to defend Malaya against the expected Allied invasion.

The division formally surrendered at Sungai Petani, Kedah on 8 October 1945 to Major General George N. Wood, commander of the 25th Indian Division.

Commanders

 * Lieutenant General Tsunamasa Shidei: October 16, 1944 - May 23, 1945
 * Lieutenant General Yoshihisa Inoue: May 23, 1945 -

Headquarters staff

 * Chief of Staff: Colonel Eiji Imamura
 * Chief of Staff: Lieutenant Kametaro Tominaga
 * Chief of Staff: Major Shigero Fukuda
 * Accounting Director: Lieutenant Colonel Shigeru Ninomiya, accountant

Units

 * 256th Infantry regiment (Osaka):
 * 257th Infantry regiment (Osaka): Colonel B Mamorubun-saku
 * 258th Infantry regiment (Osaka): Colonel Yamamoto Isamu
 * 94th Field artillery regiment: Colonel YamaKiyoshi Kunitaro
 * 94th Engineers Regiment: Lieutenant Sasaryoteru
 * 94th Division Logistics officer: Colonel Matsuda Seimatsu
 * 94th Division communication Corps:
 * 94th Division weapons work Corps:
 * 94th Division hygiene Corps: Major Imai Akisaburo
 * 94th Division first field hospital:
 * 94th Division fourth field hospital:
 * 94th Division Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department: Captain Kawahara Toshio, surgeon