The 22nd Division was dissolved in Bangkok with the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of World War II; however, a number of its troops refused to return to Japan and defected to join the Viet Minh in their struggle for independence (First Indochina War) against the returning French colonial forces.
The 22nd Division ceased to exist in Bangkok following the conclusion of World War II; however, a portion of its troops chose not to return to Japan and instead allied themselves with the Viet Minh in their struggle for self-rule (First Indochina War) against French colonial powers reasserting control.