13th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 13th Division (第13師団, Dai Jūsan Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its tsūshōgō code name was the Mirror Division (鏡兵団, Kyō-heidan), and its military symbol was 13D. The 13th Division was one of four new infantry divisions raised by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) in the closing stages of the Russo-Japanese War 1 April 1905, after it turned out what the entire IJA was committed to combat in Manchuria, leaving not a single division to guard the Japanese home islands from attack.
| 13th Division | |
|---|---|
former IJA 13th Division HQ in Joetsu, Niigata | |
| Active | 1 April 1905 – 1 May 1925 10 September 1937 – 1945 |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 25,000 men |
| Garrison/HQ | Takada, Japan |
| Nickname(s) | Mirror Division |
| Engagements | Russo-Japanese War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
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