9th Division (Japanese Empire)

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9th division

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Former headquarters of the 9th Division in Kanazawa , Japan
active October 1, 1898 to 1945
Country JapanJapan Japanese Empire
Armed forces JapanJapan (war flag) Japanese armed forces
Armed forces JapanJapan (war flag) Japanese army
Branch of service infantry
Type division
Strength 15,000-20,000
Insinuation 3rd Army
Shanghai Expeditionary
Army Central China Expeditionary
Army 11th Army
3rd Army
32nd Army
Location Kanazawa
Nickname Take-heidan ( 武 兵 団 , "Warrior Division")
Butcher Russo-Japanese War
Siege of Port Arthur
Battle of Mukden

Siberian Intervention
Jinan Incident
Second Sino-Japanese War

Battle of Xuzhou
Battle for Nanking

Second World War

Battle for Okinawa

The 9th Division ( Japanese 第 9 師 団 , Dai-ku Shidan ) was a division of the Imperial Japanese Army , which existed from 1898 to 1945. Your Tsūshōgō code (military code name) was Warrior Division ( 武 兵 団 , Take-heidan ) or 1515 or 1573 .

General data

The 9th Division was the third newly established division after the first divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army had been formed in 1888 on the recommendation of the Prussian military advisor Jakob Meckel from the six regional commands that had existed since 1871. Responsible for Kanazawa was the headquarters of the approximately 15,000-strong division in Ishikawa Prefecture .

History of unity

On October 1, 1898, it was formed as a square division from the 6th Brigade (7th and 35th Infantry Regiment) and 18th Brigade (19th and 36th Infantry Regiment), the 9th Cavalry Regiment and the 9th Infantry Regiment  .  mountain artillery positioned regiment.

During the Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905, the division of the 3rd Army was under the command of Lieutenant General Ōshima Hisanao . After the victorious end of the siege, she took part in the battle of Mukden .

From 1918 to 1922 the 9th Division was involved in the Siberian Intervention . She was part of the Entente Powers that supported the White Army in the Russian Civil War against the Bolshevik Red Army . In the course of the operation, all ports and major cities in the Russian province of Primorye and eastern Siberia were occupied. Given the withdrawal of their allies and the high costs, the Japanese soldiers also withdrew in October 1922.

In 1931, parts of the division took part in the Jinan incident .

During World War II she was u. a. subordinated to the 32nd Army and stationed on Okinawa , but was shipped to Taiwan shortly before the Battle of Okinawa . With the Allies bypassing Taiwan , the 9th Division survived World War II without being involved in any combat.

structure

1898

  • 6th Brigade
    • 7th Infantry Regiment
    • 35th Infantry Regiment
  • 18th Brigade
    • 19th Infantry Regiment
    • 36th Infantry Regiment
  • 9th Cavalry Regiment
  • 9th Mountain Artillery Regiment

At the end of the war in 1945

  • 7th Infantry Regiment
  • 19th Infantry Regiment
  • 35th Infantry Regiment
  • 9th Mountain Artillery Regiment
  • 9th Engineer Regiment
  • 9th Telecommunications Regiment

guide

Division commanders

  • Oshima Hisanao Lieutenant General: October 1, 1898 - July 6, 1906
  • Tsukamoto KatsuYoshimi Lieutenant General: July 6, 1906 - December 21, 1908
  • Kamio Mitsuomi Lieutenant General: December 21, 1908 to December 26, 1912
  • Kawamura Sogoro Lieutenant General: December 26, 1912 - March 18, 1916 death
  • Hashimoto Katsutaro Lieutenant General: March 24, 1916 - July 25, 1919
  • Matsuura Hiroshi, Lieutenant General: July 25, 1919 - November 24, 1922
  • Hoshino Shosaburo Lieutenant General: November 24, 1922 - May 1, 1925
  • Itami Matsuo Lieutenant General: May 1, 1925 - July 26, 1927
  • Nagai Rai, Lieutenant General: July 26, 1927 - December 22, 1930
  • Ueda Kenkichi Lieutenant General: December 22, 1930 - September 1, 1932
  • Aramaki Yoshikatsu Lieutenant General: September 1, 1932 - August 1, 1934
  • Toyama Toyozo Lieutenant General: August 1, 1934 - December 2, 1935
  • Yamaoka Juko, Lieutenant General: December 2, 1935 - December 1, 1936
  • Hasunuma Shigeru, Lieutenant General: December 1, 1936 - August 26, 1937
  • Yoshizumi Ryosuke Lieutenant General: August 26, 1937 - December 1, 1939
  • Higuchi Kiichirō Lieutenant General: December 1, 1939 - August 1, 1942
  • Hara Mamoro, Lieutenant General: August 1, 1942 - April 7, 1945
  • Tasaka Yasohachi, Lieutenant General: April 7, 1945 - September 1945

See also

literature

Web links

  • 師 団 Ⅰ. Organization of IJA, accessed January 2, 2015 . , Japanese

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 師 団 Ⅰ. (No longer available online.) Organization of IJA, archived from the original on November 14, 2015 ; accessed on January 2, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Madez, p. 35
  3. ↑ US General Staff, p. 107
  4. ^ Kowner, p. 105