Back 5. Division (Japanisches Kaiserreich) German 5.ª División (Ejército Imperial Japonés) Spanish 5e division (armée impériale japonaise) French Divisi ke-5 (Angkatan Darat Kekaisaran Jepang) ID 第5師団 (日本軍) Japanese 제5사단 (일본군) Korean Divisyen Ke-5 (Tentera Imperial Jepun) Malay 5.ª Divisão (Japão) Portuguese 5-я дивизия (Япония) Russian 5-та дивізія (Японська імперія) Ukrainian
| 5th Division | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1888–1945 |
| Country |  Empire of Japan |
| Branch |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Hiroshima City, Japan |
| Nickname(s) | "Carp Division" |
| Engagements | First Sino-Japanese War World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Ōshima Yoshimasa, Nozu Michitsura, Oku Yasukata, Ueda Arisawa, Aketo Nakamura, Terauchi Hisaichi, Seishirō Itagaki |
The '5th Division' (第5師団, Dai-go shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Koi (Carp) Division (鯉兵団, Koihei-dan). The 5th Division was formed in Hiroshima in January 1871 as the Hiroshima Garrison (広島鎮台, Hiroshima chindai), one of six regional commands created in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army. Its personnel were drafted from Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and Shimane.