56th Infantry Division (Japan)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/56th_Infantry_Division_(Japan)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod 1940–1945
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Second_Sino-Japanese_War
gptkb:Burma_Campaign
gptkbp:country gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Second_Sino-Japanese_War
gptkb:Burma_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Lashio
gptkb:Battle_of_Yenangyaung
gptkb:Battle_of_Toungoo
gptkbp:formed 10 July 1940
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Kurume,_Fukuoka,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 56th Infantry Division (Japan)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Dragon_Division
gptkbp:notableCommander Lt. Gen. Tanaka Eitaro
Lt. Gen. Yuzo Matsuyama
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:15th_Army_(Japan)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:size gptkb:division
gptkbp:type Infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:56th_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7