33rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

33rd Division
Soldiers of the 33rd division occupying the oilfields at Yenangyaung, 1942
Active1939–1944
Country Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleGarrison
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQUtsunomiya, Tochigi
Nickname(s)Bow Division
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Shozo Sakurai

The 33rd Division (第33師団, Dai-sanjūsan Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Bow Division (弓兵団, Yumi Heidan). The 33rd Division was raised in Utsunomiya, Tochigi prefecture, simultaneously with 32nd, 34th, 35th, 36th and 37th Divisions. Its headquarters were initially in Sendai. It was raised from conscripts largely from the northern Kantō prefectures of Tochigi, Ibaraki and Gunma.