110th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

November 2019 110th Division 1937 - 1946 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Army Infantry Himeji Eagle division Battle of ShanghaiOperation Ichi-GoBattle of West Henan–North Hubei 110th Division 1937 Northern China Area Army *110. Infantry regiment (Himeji) 139. Infantry regiment (Himeji) 140. Infantry regiment (Asahikawa) 163. Infantry regiment (Matsue) 110. Cavalry battalion 110. Engineer regiment 110. Transport regiment 110. Signals company 110th Division 1945 12th army *110. Infantry regiment (Himeji) 139. Infantry regiment (Himeji) 163. Infantry regiment (Matsue) 110. Artillery company 110. Engineer company 110. Transport company 110. Signals company 110/1. Field hospital 110/2. Field hospital 110. Veterinary department The 110th Division 第110師団 Dai-hyakujū Shidan was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Eagle Division 鷲兵団 Sagi Heidan. It was formed 16 June 1937 in Himeji as a B-class square division. The nucleus for the formation was the 10th division headquarters. It was originally subordinated to the Northern China Area Army. Action 10 July 1937 the 110th division departed Ujina port (Hiroshima),110th Division (Sagi) and landed in Tanggu District on 14 July 1937. In December 1937, the 110th division participated in fighting at Suzhou Creek, a part of the Battle of Shanghai.http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/937JLAA.PDF Japanese Forces Battle of Hsuchow Late December 1937 2016-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026175945/http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/937JLAA.PDF 2016-10-26 dead During that period, the division was mostly deployed on the north of Hebei province with the headquarters in Tianjin. In January 1938, the headquarters were moved to Baoding and zone of responsibility changed to the southern part of Hebei province. From April 1938, the division was further relocated to Shijiazhuang, mostly guarding the Beijing–Guangzhou Railway. As Japanese forces were stretched thin, the 110th division participated in numerous and ultimately unsuccessful anti-guerilla operations against the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Communist Stronghold in North China. The 140th infantry regiment was transferred to 71st division in April–May 1942,http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939JXAA.PDF Organization of Japanese Infantry Divisions 1939-1945 2016-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205038/http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939JXAA.PDF 2016-03-04 dead transforming the 110th division into a triangular division. During Operation Ichi-Go in March 1944 the 110th division captured Luoyang, and from July 1944 was garrisoned there, operating under command of the 12th army. In April 1945, it also acted in the Battle of West Henan–North Hubei. The division returned to Luoyang and Ye County, staying there until the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945. In March 1946, the 110th division gathered in Shanghai. The first troops left Shanghai on 26 March 1946 and arrived at Fukuoka on 31 March 1946. The second batch departed from Shanghai on 29 March 1946 and arrived at Fukuoka on 2 April 1946. The next batch departed from Shanghai on 6 April 1946 and landed in Sasebo on 11 April 1946. The last parts of the division sailed off on 27 April 1946 and arrived at Fukuoka on 3 May 1946. The dissolution of the 110th division was complete by 9 September 1946. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Notes This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第110師団 (日本軍), accessed 16 June 2016 References Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols], Allentown, PA: 1981. Category:Japanese World War II divisions Category:Infantry divisions of Japan Category:Military units and formations established in 1937 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1946 Category:1937 establishments in Japan Category:1946 disestablishments in Japan