38th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

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38th Division
Soldiers of the 228th Regiment of 38th Division entering Hong Kong, December 1941
Active	1939–1945
Country	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Infantry
Garrison/HQ	Nagoya, Japan
Nickname(s)	Swamp Division
Engagements	Battle of Hong Kong Dutch East Indies campaign Guadalcanal campaign New Georgia Campaign New Britain campaign Admiralty Islands campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	Tadayoshi Sano Yoshimitsu Abe Takeo Itō

The 38th Division (第38師団, Dai sanjūhachi shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army, activated 30 June 1939 in Nagoya,^[1] simultaneously with the 39th, 40th and 41st Divisions. Its call sign was the Swamp Division (沼兵団, Numa Heidan).^{[citation needed]}