The 18th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its tsūshōgō code name was the Chrysanthemum Division. The 18th Division was one of two infantry divisions newly raised by the
IJA 18th Division Memorial, Kurume, Fukuoka
Soldiers of the 18th Division in an abandoned German trench during the Siege of Qingdao, 1914
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Kurume is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024, the city had an estimated population of 295,367 in 137,140 households, and a population density of 1309 people per km². The total
18th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
…of the standing Japanese military. The division received its colors on 13 November 1907. Its original headquarters was in a suburb of the city of Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture. In World War I the division was strengthened by an additional infantry brigade (the IJA 29th Brigade) and, led by Lieutenant…
Theatre Activity in Camp Kurume