56th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
id:
56th-division-imperial-japanese-army-263-13346969
title:
56th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
text:
The 56th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Dragon Division. It was formed on 10 July 1940 in Kurume, simultaneously with the 51st, 52nd, 54th, 55th, and 57th Divisions. The formation nucleus was the headquarters of the 12th Division. Its manpower came primarily from Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures. The 56th Division was initially assigned to the Kurume Mobilization District, under the command of the Western District Army.
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Military unit
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Division_(Imperial_Japanese_Army)
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-26T18:13:53Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q4640737","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4640737"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
14