24th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

24th Division
Active1939 - 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Garrison/HQHarbin, Manchukuo
Nickname(s)Mountain Division
EngagementsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Pacific War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lt. Gen. Amamiya Tatsumi [1]

The 24th Division (第24師団, Dai-nijūyon Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its callsign was the Mountain Division (山兵団, Yamahei-dan). The 24th Division was formed in Harbin, Manchukuo on 6 October 1939, as part of the Manchukuo territorial defense force under overall command of the 5th Army group of the Kwantung Army.

  1. ^ a b Fuller (1991), pp. 81, 82.