127th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

Combat training was sporadic due to the need for concealment and diversion for labor duties, with reported low self-confidence of the non-commissioned officers by the end of July 1945.The shelling of the positions of the 280th Infantry Regiment on the north flank of the 127th Division started immediately after midnight 9 August 1945.The total losses of the 127th Division during the invasion were 853 men, the majority of them forward scouts declared missing in action.Lack of anti-tank weapons resulted in the 127th Ordnance Company fabricating improvised explosive devices that were intended to be thrown, out of stock of aerial bombs in Hoeryong stores.Also, supply of engineering equipment for digging the fortifications was inadequate despite tools and machinery requisitioned from the local coal mines.
Empire of Japan3rd ArmyImperial Japanese ArmyInfantryHelongSoviet invasion of ManchuriaUtsunomiyaTakasakiAirbornedivisioncall signHunchuntriangular division112th DivisionThird ArmyFujin CityType 45 240 mm howitzersTumen, JilinLongjing, JilinTumen RiverRed Armysurrender of Japanmissing in actionType 11 37 mm infantry gunType 1 37 mm Anti-Tank GunType 41/94 75 mm Mountain Gunimprovised explosive devicesaerial bombsHoeryongList of Japanese Infantry Divisions