The was an

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division of the

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. Its

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was the . It was formed 1 February 1945 in

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as a type C(hei) security division, simultaneously with the 131st and 132nd divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the small parts of the

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(or 65th133rd Division (Shingeki)
/ref>) and 70th divisions.

Action

The ''133rd division'' was initially assigned to 10th army. After the formation was complete, the ''133rd division'' was sent to

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area. 10 Match 1945, the ''133rd division'' was transferred to the 6th army. At this time, it has artillery company attached. It stayed in

until

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15 August 1945. The ''133rd division'' has sailed from

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in four transports starting 26 March 1946, arriving to

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2 April 1946, Tanabe 12 April 1946, Nagato 7 May 1946, and finally

25 May 1946, where divisional headquarters were finally dissolved.

Notes and references

*This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第133師団 (日本軍), accessed 7 July 2016 * Madej, W. Victor, ''Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle'', 1937–1945 vols Allentown, PA: 1981. Japanese World War II divisions Infantry divisions of Japan Military units and formations established in 1945 Military units and formations disestablished in 1946 1945 establishments in Japan 1946 disestablishments in Japan {{Japan-mil-unit-stub

Action

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