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division of the

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. Its

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was the . It was formed 16 June 1937 in Himeji as a B-class square division. The nucleus for the formation was the 10th division headquarters. It was originally subordinated to the

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10 July 1937 the 110th division departed Ujina port (Hiroshima), and landed in Tanggu District on 14 July 1937. In December 1937, the 110th division participated in fighting at

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, a part of the

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. During that period, the division was mostly deployed on the north of

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province with the headquarters in

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. In January 1938, the headquarters were moved to Baoding and zone of responsibility changed to the southern part of Hebei province. From April 1938, the division was further relocated to

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, mostly guarding the Beijing–Guangzhou Railway. As Japanese forces were stretched thin, the 110th division participated in numerous and ultimately unsuccessful anti-guerilla operations against the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Communist Stronghold in

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. The 140th infantry regiment was transferred to 71st division in April–May 1942, transforming the 110th division into a

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. During Operation Ichi-Go in March 1944 the 110th division captured

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, and from July 1944 was garrisoned there, operating under command of the 12th army. In April 1945, it also acted in the

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. The division returned to Luoyang and Ye County, staying there until the

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on 15 August 1945. In March 1946, the 110th division gathered in

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. The first troops left Shanghai on 26 March 1946 and arrived at

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on 31 March 1946. The second batch departed from Shanghai on 29 March 1946 and arrived at Fukuoka on 2 April 1946. The next batch departed from Shanghai on 6 April 1946 and landed in

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on 11 April 1946. The last parts of the division sailed off on 27 April 1946 and arrived at Fukuoka on 3 May 1946. The dissolution of the 110th division was complete by 9 September 1946.

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*This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 第110師団 (日本軍), accessed 16 June 2016

References

* Madej, W. Victor, ''Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle'', 1937-1945 vols Allentown, PA: 1981. Japanese World War II divisions Infantry divisions of Japan Military units and formations established in 1937 Military units and formations disestablished in 1946 1937 establishments in Japan 1946 disestablishments in Japan {{mil-unit-stub

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