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Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981; United States War Department (1991) [1944]. Handbook on Japanese Military Forces. Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-2013-8. The Japanese Mutumi troop encyclopedia 陸 軍 編
Detachments were particular military formations of the Imperial Japanese Army. Similar to German Kampfgruppen , these detachments were usually a force of infantry, artillery, armor, and other support units which were temporarily assigned for independent action and had a special mission.
Air Groups (Air Divisions) of the Imperial Japanese Army were units typically formed by aggregating several (4-8) aviation regiments for the training or large-scale military operations. List of Air Divisions
List of Japanese armored divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army. During World War II, the IJA only organized four divisions, these were: IJA First Tank Division [1] IJA Second Tank Division [2] IJA Third Tank Division [3] IJA Fourth Tank Division [3]
In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Army had 51 divisions [44] and various special-purpose artillery, cavalry, anti-aircraft, and armored units with a total of 1,700,000 people. At the beginning of the Second World War , most of the Japanese Army (27 divisions) was stationed in China.
The 19th Division (第19師団, Dai-jūkyū Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its tsūshōgō code name was the Tiger Division (虎兵團, Tora heidan). It was also occasionally referred to in Korean accounts as Ranam Division, after the location of its main base.
The '5th Division' (第5師団, Dai-go shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army.Its call sign was the Koi (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.
The 18th Division (第18師団, Dai-jūhachi Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its tsūshōgō code name was the Chrysanthemum Division ( 菊兵團 , Kiku heidan ) . The 18th Division was one of two infantry divisions newly raised by the Imperial Japanese Army immediately after the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905 ...