88th Division (National Revolutionary Army)

88th Division
88th Division
	The Nationalist 88th Division fighting in Shanghai. (1937)
Active	1932–1948
Country	Republic of China
Branch	National Revolutionary Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Close-quarters combat; Combined arms; Forward observer; Raiding; Urban warfare
Size	14,000
Nickname(s)	Tiger Division
Patron	Alexander von Falkenhausen
Engagements	Second Sino-Japanese War; 1st Battle of Shanghai; 2nd Battle of Shanghai; Battle of Nanking; Battle of Wuhan; Chinese Civil War Battle of Jinzhou;
Decorations	Presidential Unit Citation, Tiger Flag
Commanders
Ceremonial chief	Chiang Kai-shek
Notable; commanders	Sun Yuanliang
Insignia
Divisional Arm badge

The 88th Division (simplified Chinese: 第八十八师; traditional Chinese: 第八十八師; pinyin: Dì 88 Shī; Wade–Giles: Ti-pa Shih-pa Shih) was a German-trained and reorganized division in the National Revolutionary Army.

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