19th Division was transferred to the control of Japanese Fourteenth Area Army in the Philippines. The 19th Division was subsequently largely annihilated in combat in the mountains of central Luzon during the subsequent Battle of Luzon from January 1945 and ceased to exist a functional unit at that time. As the sea blockade made reinforcement of Luzon problematic, parts of 19th division were re-routed to Kaohsiung, Taiwan 22 December 1944. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions References Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols], Allentown, PA: 1981 Coox, Alvin D. The Anatomy of a Small War: The Soviet-Japanese Struggle for Changkufeng/Khasan, 1938. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1977. This article incorporates material from the Japanese Wikipedia page 第19師団 (日本軍), accessed 4 March 2016 Japanese World War II divisions Infantry divisions of Japan Military units and formations established in 1915 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 1915 establishments in Japan 1945 disestablishments in Japan