206th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
# 206th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The 206th Division (第206師団, Dai-nihyakuroku Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Aso Division (阿蘇 兵団, Aso Heidan), after Mount Aso. It was formed on 2 April 1945 in Kumamoto as a triangular division. It was one of a batch of eight divisions composed of the 201st, 202nd, 205th, 206th, 209th, 212th, 214th and 216th Divisions created as part of the reaction to the Battle of Okinawa.

## History

On 11 June 1945, the 206th Division was deployed in western Kagoshima Prefecture. The 510th Infantry Regiment was in Hioki, the 511th in Fukiage-cho Tajiri 31°31′44″N 130°21′40″E﻿ / ﻿31.529°N 130.361°E﻿ / 31.529; 130.361, and the 512th Infantry Regiment was sent to Higashiichiki-Chō Yuda 31°40′16″N 130°20′06″E﻿ / ﻿31.671°N 130.335°E﻿ / 31.671; 130.335. Some of its other units were deployed at Fukiage. It did not see any combat by the time of the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945.

