The 3rd Division was formed in Nagoya in January 1871 as the Nagoya Garrison (名古屋鎮台, Nagoya chindai), one of six regional commands created in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army. The Nagoya Garrison had responsibility for the central region of Japan. This region was known as the Chūbu district, and stretched from Aichi Prefecture to Ishikawa Prefecture. Upon the recommendations of the Prussianmilitary advisorJakob Meckel to the Japanese government, the six regional commands were transformed into divisions under the army reorganization of 14 May 1888.
9 December 1938, the 3rd Division was subordinated to 11th Army and was subsequently one of the divisions assigned to the China Expeditionary Army (CGA) headquartered in Nanjing. As one of the most powerful units ("crack" units) in the theatre, the 3rd Division served in nearly every battle in central China. During the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign it was converted into a triangular division on July 4, 1942. It later served for a time as a headquarters and garrison division for strategic Zhejiang Province.
Madej, W. Victor (1981). Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945. Allentown, PA: Game Marketing Co. OCLC 8930220.
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division, imperial, japanese, army, division, 第三師団, shidan, infantry, division, imperial, japanese, army, call, sign, happiness, division, 幸兵団, heidan, divisionheadquarter, division, 1911, nagoyaactive1888, 1945countryempire, japanbranchimperial, japanese, arm. The 3rd Division 第三師団 Dai san shidan was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army Its call sign was the Happiness Division 幸兵団 Kō heidan 3rd DivisionHeadquarter of the 3rd Division in 1911 NagoyaActive1888 1945CountryEmpire of JapanBranchImperial Japanese ArmyTypeInfantryGarrison HQNagoya Aichi JapanEngagementsFirst Sino Japanese WarRusso Japanese WarSiberian InterventionShandong IncidentCommandersNotablecommandersTaro KatsuraYoshimichi HasegawaYusaku UeharaNobuyoshi MutoHistory editThe 3rd Division was formed in Nagoya in January 1871 as the Nagoya Garrison 名古屋鎮台 Nagoya chindai one of six regional commands created in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army The Nagoya Garrison had responsibility for the central region of Japan This region was known as the Chubu district and stretched from Aichi Prefecture to Ishikawa Prefecture Upon the recommendations of the Prussian military advisor Jakob Meckel to the Japanese government the six regional commands were transformed into divisions under the army reorganization of 14 May 1888 As one of the oldest divisions in the Imperial Japanese Army the 3rd Division participated in combat operations during the First Sino Japanese War the Russo Japanese War the Siberian Intervention and the Shandong Incident Some of its more noteworthy commanders included Katsura Taro Hasegawa Yoshimichi Uehara Yusaku and Nobuyoshi Muto 9 December 1938 the 3rd Division was subordinated to 11th Army and was subsequently one of the divisions assigned to the China Expeditionary Army CGA headquartered in Nanjing As one of the most powerful units crack units in the theatre the 3rd Division served in nearly every battle in central China During the Zhejiang Jiangxi Campaign it was converted into a triangular division on July 4 1942 It later served for a time as a headquarters and garrison division for strategic Zhejiang Province Battles and Campaigns fought in China 1937 1945 Battle Actions start datedata sort type date AreaBattle of Shanghai 22 August 1937 Chuanshakou ShanghaiBattle of Xuzhou 14 February 1938 south of XuzhouBattle of Wuhan 22 August 1938 XinyangBattle of Suixian Zaoyang 3 May 1939 Tongbai SuixianBattle of Changsha 1939 1 September 1939 Hubei Hunan Changsha1939 40 Winter Offensive 13 December 1939 Tingsiqiao XinyangBattle of Zaoyang Yichang 1 May 1940 Xiangyang Xiakou Nanzhang CountyCentral Hopei Operation 23 November 1940 SuizhouBattle of South Henan 24 January 1941 Ye County 保安鎮 cityBattle of Changsha 1941 7 September 1941 south bank of Miluo River Huashan Xinhua CountyBattle of Changsha 1942 24 December 1941 Yueyang Miluo River Liuyang River Miluo RiverZhejiang Jiangxi Campaign 15 May 1942 Battle of West Hubei 9 April 1943 north coast of Dongting LakeBattle of Changde 2 November 1943 south of Changde Changde south of ChangdeBattle of Changsha 1944 27 May 1944 Wanyang Shan LiuyangBattle of Guilin Liuzhou September 1944 southern LiuzhouBattle of West Henan North Hubei possibly messed up with 3rd Tank Division At the end of World War II with the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Army the 3rd Division was formally disbanded in Zhejiang See also editList of Japanese Infantry DivisionsReference and further reading editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Madej W Victor 1981 Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle 1937 1945 Allentown PA Game Marketing Co OCLC 8930220 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 3rd Division Imperial Japanese Army amp oldid 1187060386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
