Japanese 5th Division

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Imperial Japanese Army division infantry division

The Japanese 5th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that saw extensive combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, noted for its role in major early campaigns in China and Southeast Asia.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Japanese 5th Division canonical 4
5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 1
Imperial Japanese Army 5th Division 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Army division ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
allegedToHaveCommitted atrocities against prisoners of war ⓘ
war crimes in China ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Japanese 5th Division ⓘ
surface form: 5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
component artillery regiment ⓘ
cavalry regiment ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ
infantry brigades ⓘ
logistics units ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan
disbandedAfter Japan’s surrender in World War II ⓘ
disbandedIn 1945 ⓘ
formedIn 1888 ⓘ
garrison Hiroshima ⓘ
higherCommand China Expeditionary Army ⓘ
Japanese 25th Army ⓘ
Southern Expeditionary Army Group ⓘ
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
nativeName Japanese 5th Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 第5師団
notableCommander Itagaki Seishirō ⓘ
surface form: Itagaki Seishiro

Matsui Juichi ⓘ
Mutaguchi Renya ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Malaya ⓘ
Battle of Nanjing ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Nanking

Battle of Singapore ⓘ
Battle of Wuhan ⓘ
Battle of Yenangyaung ⓘ
notedFor early campaigns in China ⓘ
early campaigns in Southeast Asia ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Singapore ⓘ
Burma campaign ⓘ
surface form: Burma Campaign

First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
Japanese occupation of French Indochina ⓘ
surface form: Invasion of French Indochina

Battle of Malaya ⓘ
surface form: Malayan Campaign

Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War

Siberian intervention in the Russian Civil War ⓘ
surface form: Siberian Intervention

World War II ⓘ
partOf Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
peacetimeGarrisonRegion Chūgoku region ⓘ
surface form: Chugoku region
role frontline combat formation ⓘ
theater Myanmar ⓘ
surface form: Burma

China ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Taierzhuang → involvedUnit → Japanese 5th Division ⓘ
Japanese 5th Division → nativeName → Japanese 5th Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 第5師団
Japanese 5th Division → alsoKnownAs → Japanese 5th Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
Hisaichi Terauchi → commanded → Japanese 5th Division ⓘ
Battle of Slim River → notableUnit → Japanese 5th Division ⓘ
Battle of Kampar → notableUnit → Japanese 5th Division ⓘ
Battle of Muar → involvesMilitaryUnit → Japanese 5th Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Army 5th Division
Battle of Pingxingguan → opponentUnit → Japanese 5th Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese 5th Division elements