108th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The 108th Division was sent to the ongoing Beiping–Hankou Railway Operation in October 1937[1] and had the distinction of capturing Linfen from Chinese forces.It was assigned directly to the Kwantung Army, fighting Chinese Communist forces in the Chengde area.On 23 May 1945, the division was reassigned to the 3rd Area Army, and reinforced by a veterinary detachment plus an ordnance company.On 1 August 1945, the most capable men of the infantry and cavalry regiments were assembled into an assault battalion, leaving vacancies behind.The majority of men drafted during this wave of expansion were not armed (not even with rifles or bayonets), and did not have uniforms.
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