51st Division (Japan)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/51st_Division_(Japan)
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod 1940–1945
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Lae
gptkbp:formed July 1940
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Utsunomiya,_Tochigi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 51st Division (Japan)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sakura_Division
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Hidemitsu_Nakano
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Masao_Watanabe
gptkbp:notableEvent Suffered heavy losses in New Guinea
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Eighteenth_Army
gptkbp:size gptkb:division
gptkbp:theatreWork gptkb:South_West_Pacific
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:type Infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Taierzhuang
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6