9th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
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The 9th Division (第9師団, Dai-Kyū Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its tsūshōgō code name was the Warrior Division (武兵団, Take-heidan) or 1515 or 1573.[1] The 9th Division was one of six infantry divisions newly raised by the Imperial Japanese Army after the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895). Its troops were recruited primarily from communities in the Hokuriku region of Japan (Ishikawa, Toyama and Fukui, with its headquarters located within the grounds of Kanazawa Castle.
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9th Division | |
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Active | 1 October 1898 – 1945 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type | Infantry |
Garrison/HQ | Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan |
Nickname(s) | Warrior Division |
Engagements | Russo-Japanese War Japanese intervention in Siberia Manchurian Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Oshima Hisanao Kenkichi Ueda Kiichiro Higuchi |
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