to the 48th division, converting the 6th Division to the triangular division format. Pacific War In November 1942, the 6th Division was reassigned to the 17th Army on Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands. Although initially used for the Guadalcanal Campaign, it was ordered by Imperial General Headquarters in 1943 to transfer to the southern part of the Bougainville Island. The division's 13th Infantry Regiment took part in the New Georgia campaign. The division was defending Cape Torokina when US forces landed there, launching the Bougainville Campaign in November 1943. It was subsequently annihilated on Bougainville in 1945. In March 1944, the division took part in a large-scale counterattack aimed at capturing the Allied perimeter around Torokina. During this action, the division suffered heavy losses (the division's infantry group had 1,787 men remaining alive of 4,923 men initially) and ceased to exist as an organized unit. The parts of division cornered in the Buin district of New Guinea suffered heavily from the loss of supplies and food. Losses mounted after the Australians started another offensive in November 1944. The surrender document was signed in September 1945 on the nearby Fauro Island. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Notes References and further reading Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981 This article incorporated material from the Japanese Wikipedia page 第6師団 (日本軍) Japanese World War II divisions Infantry divisions of Japan Military units and formations established in 1888 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 1888 establishments in Japan 1945 disestablishments in Japan Nanjing Massacre perpetrators