39th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

39th Division
Active1939–1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Garrison/HQHiroshima, Japan
Nickname(s)Wisteria Division
EngagementsBattle of Zaoyang–Yichang
Battle of South Henan
Battle of Changsha (1942)
Battle of West Henan–North Hubei

The 39th Division (第39師団, Dai sanjūkyū shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army, activated 30 June 1939 in Hiroshima, simultaneously with the 38th, 40th and 41st divisions. Its call sign was the Wisteria Division (藤兵団, Fuji Heidan).