127th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

127th Division
第127師団
Active1945–1945
CountryEmpire of Japan Empire of Japan
Allegiance3rd Army
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Size13130
Garrison/HQHelong (Pataohotzu)
Nickname(s)Eimai division
EngagementsSoviet invasion of Manchuria

The 127th Division (第127師団, Dai-hyakunijūnana Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Eimai Division (英邁兵団, Eimai Heidan). It was formed on 16 January 1945 in Hunchun as a triangular division. It was a part of the eight simultaneously created divisions including the 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th and 128th Divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the 9th Border Guards Group and some personnel from the 112th Division.[1]


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