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13th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

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28: 910: 900: 905: 895: 433:, landing on Sakhalin on 7 July 1905, only three months after being formed, and securing the island by 1 August 1905. As a result of its successful operation, Japan was awarded southern 388:, and its military symbol was 13D. The 13th Division was one of four new infantry divisions raised by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) in the closing stages of the 457:
served in the field artillery battalion of the 13th Division while it was based at Takada. Also while at Takada, under the command of Lieutenant General
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in Manchuria, where it remained until 3 June 1915 on garrison duty under the command of Lieutenant General
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to the troops of the IJA 58th Infantry Regiment in Takada under the 13th Division in early 1911.
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The division returned on 6 November 1908 to its original divisional headquarters located in
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during the Portsmouth Treaty, one of Japan's few territorial gains during the war.
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1 April 1905, after it turned out what the entire IJA was committed to combat in
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were repulsed in October 1941 with the extensive use of chemical weapons by
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in September 1943 to counter the threat posed by the United States in the
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Reinforcements Sent to Japanese Expeditionary Army, 11 September 1937
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to the north-east. 18 April 1945, it was assigned to directly to the
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before returning to Takada. After a brief period on garrison duty in
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This article incorporates material from the Japanese Knowledge page
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of that period specialized in winter warfare, with all infantry on
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airbase. Later it was used to secure the front on the west of
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The 13th Division was initially raised in Takada city in now
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However, on 1 May 1925, it was dissolved by Minister of War
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From November 1938, the 13th Division was assigned to the
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Although there were plans to send the 13th Division to
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1925
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from February 1938, the 13th Division it was at the
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commenced. The 13th Division was re-established in
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Index


Joetsu, Niigata
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army
Infantry
Takada
Russo-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
Takada
Shibata
Matsumoto
Takada
Central China Expeditionary Army
Matsumoto
Japanese Eleventh Army
Aizuwakamatsu
Sendai
Shibata
infantry division
Imperial Japanese Army
tsūshōgō
code name
Russo-Japanese War
Manchuria
Japanese home islands
Jōetsu, Niigata
Niigata Prefecture
Haraguchi Kensai
occupying Sakhalin
Portsmouth Treaty

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