Japanese 3rd Division

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Imperial Japanese Army division infantry division

The Japanese 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other campaigns during the early 20th century.

Aliases (2)

3rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) ×1
第3師団 ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Army division → infantry division →
allegiance	Emperor of Japan →
alsoKnownAs	3rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) →
conflict	Battle of Nanjing → Battle of Shanghai → Battle of Wuhan → First Sino-Japanese War → Invasion of Manchuria → Pacific War → Russo-Japanese War → Second Sino-Japanese War → Siberian Intervention → World War I → World War II →
country	Empire of Japan →
disbandedFollowing	Japan’s surrender in World War II →
disbandmentDate	1945 →
era	Meiji period → Shōwa period → Taishō period →
formationDate	1888 →
garrison	Nagoya →
headquartersLocation	Nagoya →
militaryBranch	Imperial Japanese Army →
militaryUnitType	infantry →
nativeName	第3師団 →
notableCommander	Fukushima Yasumasa → Kōno Ichirō → Uehara Yūsaku → Ushijima Mitsuru →
notableEngagement	Nanjing Massacre vicinity operations →
notableFor	major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War → participation in early Imperial Japanese Army overseas campaigns →
partOf	Imperial Japanese Army →
role	front-line combat formation →
size	division →
subordinateTo	Central District Army → China Expeditionary Army → Kwantung Army →
theaterOfOperations	China → Manchuria → Pacific → Siberia →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Japanese 3rd Division ("3rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Shanghai (1937) →	involvedForce
Japanese 3rd Division ("第3師団") →	nativeName