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.

Aliases (2)

5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) ×1
第5師団 ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Army division → infantry division →
allegedToHaveCommitted	atrocities against prisoners of war → war crimes in China →
alsoKnownAs	5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) →
component	artillery regiment → cavalry regiment → engineer units → infantry brigades → logistics units →
country	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	第5師団 →
notableCommander	Itagaki Seishiro → Matsui Juichi → Mutaguchi Renya →
notableEngagement	Battle of Malaya → 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 → First Sino-Japanese War → Invasion of French Indochina → Malayan Campaign → Russo-Japanese War → Second Sino-Japanese War → Siberian Intervention → World War II →
partOf	Imperial Japanese Army →
peacetimeGarrisonRegion	Chugoku region NERFINISHED →
role	frontline combat formation →
theater	Burma → China → Southeast Asia →
type	infantry →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Japanese 5th Division ("5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)") →	alsoKnownAs
Hisaichi Terauchi →	commanded
Battle of Taierzhuang →	involvedUnit
Japanese 5th Division ("第5師団") →	nativeName