34th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

34th Division
Active1939–1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Rolegarrison
Garrison/HQOsaka, Japan
Nickname(s)Camellia Division
EngagementsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Hata Hikosaburo

The 34th Division (第34師団, Dai-sanjūyon Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Camellia Division (椿兵団, Tsubaki Heidan). The Japanese Imperial Army 34th Division was raised as a triangular division on 2 July 1939 in Osaka, simultaneously with 32nd, 33rd, 35th, 36th and 37th divisions. Its manpower came primarily from Osaka and Wakayama prefecture. It was intended as a garrison force to maintain public order and to cover police duties in Japanese-occupied portions of central China,