52nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

52nd Division
Active	1940–1945
Country	Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Infantry
Nickname(s)	Oak division
Engagements	Operation Hailstone

The 52nd Division (第52師団, Dai-gojūni Shidan^?) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Oak Division (柏兵団, Kashiwa Heidan^?).It was formed on 10 July 1940 at Kanazawa, simultaneously with 51st, 54th, 55th, 56th, and 57th divisions. The formation nucleus was the headquarters of the 9th division. The men for the 52nd division were recruited from Ishikawa, Toyama and Nagano prefectures.

The 52nd division was the provisional unit, intended to form sub-units usable by other military units, rather than being used itself. In particular, 16th mountain artillery regiment and 52nd cavalry regiment were detached in October 1943. The division was renamed in 1941 (not to be mistaken with the formed in 1945).

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