WWII Japanese Dog Tag (123th Inf Division)
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Reference Number: Avaluer:15528954 | Modified Item: No |
Featured Refinements: Dog Tag |
In relic condition but has no damage.
Material: Brass
Dog Tag Info:Right: 15208Left: 1275
The 123rd Division (第123師団 Dai-hyakunijūsan Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Matsukaze Division (�...��風兵団 Matsukaze Heidan). It was formed on 16 January 1945 in Sunwu County as a triangular division.
On 30 March 1945 the 123rd Division's formation was complete and it was assigned to the 4th Army.[1] It was tasked with the garrison of Sunwu County, adjacent to the 135th Independent Mixed Brigade in Aihui District. The division fought and withstood the Soviet invasion of Manchuria with heavy casualties, but did not yield until the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945. The majority of division personnel were taken prisoner to the Soviet Union in September 1945.