6th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 6th Division was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Bright Division .
IJA 23rd Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion seizing Shāshì city, 8 June 1940
The Battle of Weihaiwei (Japanese: Ikaiei-no-tatakai took place between 20 January and 12 February 1895, during the First Sino-Japanese War in Weihai, Shandong Province, China, between the forces of Japan and Qing China. In early January 1895, the Japanese landed forces in eastern Shandong positioning forces behind the Chinese naval base at Weihaiwei.
Battle of Weihaiwei, Utagawa Kokunimasa
An incident in the Battle of Weihaiwei—Major General Ōdera at the cliff, 1895. Woodblock print by Ogata Gekkō, ink and color on paper triptych; 37.9 x 72.8 cm (14 15/16 x 28 11/16 in.) in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Ukiyo-e, by Toshihide Migita, depicting Chinese forces surrendering to Admiral Ito at the Battle of Weihaiwei. In reality, Ding had committed suicide after his defeat and never surrendered.