60th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)  The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . It was formed on 2 February 1942 at Shanghai as a security (class C) division, simultaneously with 58th and 59th Divisions. The nucleus for the formation was the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade. As a security division, the 60th Division's backbone consisted of independent infantry battalions, and it did not include an artillery regiment. Its men were drafted from Sakura in Chiba Prefecture. The division was permanently assigned to the 13th Army. Upon formation, the "60th Division" has assumed the security duties of the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade. The division`s area responsibility has stretched from Shanghai to Suzhou. 10 August 1944, the 89th Independent Mixed Brigade was split off "60th Division" in Jinhua. The "60th Division" was still building fortification in the area in anticipation of Allied landing at Shanghai till the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945. Afterward, the "60th Division" embarked ships in Shanghai and returned to Sasebo and Fukuoka. The "60th Division" dissolution was complete 6 June 1946. Allentown, PA: 1981