18th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 18th Division (第18師団, Dai-jūhachi Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its tsūshōgō code name was the Chrysanthemum Division (菊兵團, Kiku heidan). The 18th Division was one of two infantry divisions newly raised by the Imperial Japanese Army immediately after the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) as part of the post war expansion 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.
| 18th Division | |
|---|---|
IJA 18th Division Memorial, Kurume, Fukuoka | |
| Active | 13 November 1907 – 1 May 1925 9 September 1937 – 1945 |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Nickname(s) | Chrysanthemum Division |
| Engagements | World War I Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
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