Organization
Its original Order of Battle included:
- 65th Infantry Regiment (Aizu-Wakamatsu)
- 101st Infantry Regiment (Sendai)
- 116th Infantry Regiment (Sakata)
- 19th Field Artillery Regiment
- 13th Engineering Regiment
- 13th Transportation Regiment
It was reformed as a square division in August 1937 for the Battle of Shanghai.
13th Division
- 26th Infantry Brigade
- 58th Infantry Regiment
- 116th Infantry Regiment
- 103rd Infantry Brigade
- 65th Infantry Regiment
- 104th Infantry Regiment
- 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 17th Cavalry Regiment
- 13th Engineer Regiment
Involved in the Battle of Xuzhou, Battle of Wuhan, Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang, Battle of Changsha (1939), 1939-40 Winter Offensive, Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang, and Western Hopei Operation
On 19 December 1942 the 13th Division was reorganized as a triangular division.
13th Division
- 13th Infantry Brigade Group
- 65th Infantry Regiment
- 104th Infantry Regiment
- 116th Infantry Regiment
- 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 17th Cavalry Regiment
- 13th Engineer Regiment
- 13th Transport Regiment
The Division was then involved in Battle of West Hubei, Battle of Changde, Battle of Henan-Hunan-Guangxi, Battle of Guilin-Liuzhou, Second Guangxi Campaign
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