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IJA 5th Division

5th Division
Hiroshima Chindai Headquarters.JPG
5th Division HQ, Hiroshima.
Active 1888–1945
Country  Empire of Japan
Branch  Imperial Japanese Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Garrison/HQ Hiroshima City, Japan
Nickname(s) "Carp Division"
Engagements First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Ōshima Yoshimasa, Nozu Michitsura, Oku Yasukata, Ueda Arisawa, Aketo Nakamura, Terauchi Hisaichi, Seishirō Itagaki

The 5th Division (第5師団 Dai-go shidan?) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call-sign was the Carp Division (鯉兵団 Koihei-dan?). The 5th Division was formed in Hiroshima in January 1871 as the Hiroshima Garrison (広島鎮台 Hiroshima chindai?), one of six regional commands created in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army, and was destroyed in the battle of Okinawa in June 1945. Its personnel were drafted from Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and Shimane.

The Hiroshima Garrison had responsibility for the western region of Honshū (Chugoku district), ranging from Hyōgo Prefecture to Yamaguchi Prefecture. The six regional commands were transformed into divisions under the army reorganization of 14 May 1888.


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