108th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

108th Division
Active1937 - 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Size18141
Garrison/HQHirosaki
Nickname(s)"Help/Divine Protection" Division
EngagementsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Koyama Shimomoto

The 108th Division (第108師団, Dai-hyakuhachi Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Help/Divine Protection Division (祐兵団, Yū Heidan). It was formed on 24 August 1937 in Hirosaki as a square division. The nucleus for the formation was the 8th Division headquarters. It was subordinated from the beginning to the 1st Army in North China. Part of the personnel served a second tour in 1942 with the 69th Division.