▁through ▁ 7 th ▁military ▁district , ▁located ▁in ▁H ok ka ido . ▁ ▁Action ▁After ▁the ▁training ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁sub ordin ated ▁to ▁the ▁K w ant ung ▁Army ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁border ▁in ▁Man ch uria . ▁ ▁Division ▁split ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁according ▁to ▁order ▁number ▁ 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁divis ional ▁headquarters ▁and ▁several ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions ▁( total ▁about ▁ 2 1 5 0 ▁or ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁men ) ▁were ▁split ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁P agan ▁Island , ▁depart ing ▁from ▁P us an ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁arriv ing ▁to ▁P agan ▁Island ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Also ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁one ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 0 th ▁inf antry ▁regiment ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Kur il ▁Islands . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁sw apped ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁division , ▁leaving ▁the ▁border land . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁Taiwan , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁in ▁Chi ay i ▁County . ▁The ▁reg iments ▁were ▁sub ordin ated ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁area ▁army ▁( and ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 0