Military unit
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed 28 February 1945 in Osaka as a square division. It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th.
Action.
Initially, the "144th division" was assigned to the Second General Army. Later it was reassigned to 15th area army.
The "144th division" headquarters was located at Osaka. It was tasked with the coastal defense. The division did not see any combat until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945.
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