30th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

30th Division
Active1943 - 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Rolereserve
Garrison/HQPyongyang
Nickname(s)Panther Division
EngagementsBattle of Leyte
Battle of Mindanao
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Gyosaku Morozumi

The 30th Division (第30師団, Dai-sanjū Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Panther division (豹兵団, Hyō-heidan). The 30th Division was formed on 14 May 1943 as a triangular division in Pyongyang. The 30th division was not recruited but rather assembled from the infantry regiments detached from the other units.