from Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū on 10 October 1943 and performed garrison duties on Sumatra from early November 1943. Parts of the 4th Division were on Chicago Maru transport when it was sunk 15 October 1943, and therefore were temporarily diverted to Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Assigned to the 15th Army on 14 January 1945, its final headquarters was in Lampang, Thailand. The 4th Division started disbanding in June 1946. The soldiers were repatriated from Bangkok back to the Japanese ports of Uraga and Kagoshima. The last sub-unit, a field hospital, departed Bangkok 4 June 1946 and arrived at Kagoshima 25 June 1946. By 27 June 1946 the dissolution of the 4th Division was complete. Memorial headquarters building The original headquarters for the 4th Division was Osaka Castle. When the castle was reconstructed in 1931, a new headquarters building was erected within the castle grounds a short distance away by donations raised from the citizens of Osaka, so that the castle and its immediate surroundings could be made into a public park. In 1940, the headquarters moved again, this time to Hōkoku Shrine (Osaka) area. The divisional arsenal in Osaka detonated 14 August 1945 due to Allied bombing, resulting in light damage to the headquarters buildings. As of 2013, the headquarters building remained as a war memorial within the Osaka Castle Park. Noted commanders in the history of the 4th Division have included Takashima Tomonosuke, Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa, Ichinohe Hyoe, Abe Nobuyuki, Terauchi Hisaichi, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko and Tomoyuki Yamashita. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Reference and further reading Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981 This article incorporates material from the article 第4師団 (日本軍) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on 21 January 2016. External links Current 4th Division site Japanese World War II divisions Infantry divisions of Japan Military units and formations established in 1871 Military units and formations disestablished in 1946 1871 establishments in Japan 1946 disestablishments in Japan J