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Español11TH DIVISION (IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY)
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was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the .
The 11th Infantry Division was formed on 1 October 1898, as one of the six new reserve divisions created after the First Sino-Japanese War. It consisted of troops from the four prefectures of Shikoku. During the Russo-Japanese War, it was assigned to General Nogi Maresuke's IJA 3rd Army, and thus saw considerable combat (and casualties) at the bloody Siege of Port Arthur. It later fought as the IJA 5th Army under General Kawamura Kageaki at the Battle of Mukden, where it played a significant role in securing the Japanese victory. It remained stationed in Manchuria after the Russo-Japanese War, and participated in the Siberian Intervention.
Although the 11th Division was the one of the three Japanese Divisions during the First Shanghai Incident of January-March 1932, it spent most of the Second Sino-Japanese War on garrison duty in Manchukuo. In 1938, its 22nd Infantry Regiment was removed, and transformed into the 24th Infantry Division. In 1942, a portion of the 11th Infantry Division's strength was transferred to reinforce the IJA 1st Division prior to its deployment to the Philippines, and part to a newly created 10th Independent Infantry Brigade, which was annihilated at the Battle of Guam.
In April 1945, the surviving portions of the 11th Infantry Division were transferred back to Shikoku, and disbanded with the Japanese surrender at the end of the Pacific War.
Some noteworthy Commanders of the 11th Division included Nogi Maresuke, Tsuchiya Mitsuharu, Samejima Shigeo, Yoshinori Shirakawa, Iwane Matsui, Hayao Tada and Mitsuru Ushijima.
The Order of Battle of the 11th Division included:
★ 12th Infantry Regiment (Marugame)
★ 43rd Infantry Regiment (Tokushima)
★ 44th Infantry Regiment (Kochi)
★ 11th Cavalry Regiment
★ 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment
★ 11th Engineering Regiment
★ 11th Transportation Regiment
★ List of Japanese Infantry Divisions
★ Madej, W. Victor. ''Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945'' [2 vols]
Allentown, PA: 1981
was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the .
| Contents |
| History |
| Organization |
| See also |
| Reference and further reading |
History
The 11th Infantry Division was formed on 1 October 1898, as one of the six new reserve divisions created after the First Sino-Japanese War. It consisted of troops from the four prefectures of Shikoku. During the Russo-Japanese War, it was assigned to General Nogi Maresuke's IJA 3rd Army, and thus saw considerable combat (and casualties) at the bloody Siege of Port Arthur. It later fought as the IJA 5th Army under General Kawamura Kageaki at the Battle of Mukden, where it played a significant role in securing the Japanese victory. It remained stationed in Manchuria after the Russo-Japanese War, and participated in the Siberian Intervention.
Although the 11th Division was the one of the three Japanese Divisions during the First Shanghai Incident of January-March 1932, it spent most of the Second Sino-Japanese War on garrison duty in Manchukuo. In 1938, its 22nd Infantry Regiment was removed, and transformed into the 24th Infantry Division. In 1942, a portion of the 11th Infantry Division's strength was transferred to reinforce the IJA 1st Division prior to its deployment to the Philippines, and part to a newly created 10th Independent Infantry Brigade, which was annihilated at the Battle of Guam.
In April 1945, the surviving portions of the 11th Infantry Division were transferred back to Shikoku, and disbanded with the Japanese surrender at the end of the Pacific War.
Some noteworthy Commanders of the 11th Division included Nogi Maresuke, Tsuchiya Mitsuharu, Samejima Shigeo, Yoshinori Shirakawa, Iwane Matsui, Hayao Tada and Mitsuru Ushijima.
Organization
The Order of Battle of the 11th Division included:
★ 12th Infantry Regiment (Marugame)
★ 43rd Infantry Regiment (Tokushima)
★ 44th Infantry Regiment (Kochi)
★ 11th Cavalry Regiment
★ 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment
★ 11th Engineering Regiment
★ 11th Transportation Regiment
See also
★ List of Japanese Infantry Divisions
Reference and further reading
★ Madej, W. Victor. ''Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945'' [2 vols]
Allentown, PA: 1981
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