Its call sign was the Wrath Division (怒兵団, Ikari Heidan).
The men of the division were drafted through 3rd military district, located in Nagoya.
Initially the division was guarding the coast of Suruga Bay, excluding Chita Peninsula.
Later the zone of responsibility was shifted to between Toyohashi and Lake Hamana.
The division spent the time until surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 fortifying in anticipation of the Allied invasion which never came.This article incorporates material from the article 第73師団 (日本軍) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on 14 January 2016.