Organization
First raised in 1905 as a square division. It had the following organization in the January 28 Incident at Shanghai in 1932:
14th Division
- 27th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 59th Infantry Regiment
- 28th Infantry Brigade
- 15th Infantry Regiment
- 50th Infantry Regiment
- 20th Field Artillery Regiment
- 18th Cavalry Regiment
- 14th Engineer Regiment
- 14th Battalion of Army Service Corps
It had the following organization from 1937 until 1941:
14th Division
- 27th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 59th Infantry Regiment
- 28th Infantry Brigade
- 15th Infantry Regiment
- 50th Infantry Regiment
- 20th Field Artillery Regiment
- 18th Cavalry Regiment (to September 1940)
- 14th Reconnaissance Regiment (from September 1940)
- 14th Engineer Regiment
- 14th Transport Regiment
In 1941 it was reorganized as a triangular division. From 1941 to 1944 it had the following organization:
14th Division
- 14th Division Infantry Group
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 15th Infantry Regiment
- 59th Infantry Regiment
- 20th Artillery Regiment
- 14th Reconnaissance Regiment
- 14th Engineer Regiment
- 14th Transport Regiment
As a regimental combat team division from 1944 to 1945 it had this organization:
14th Division
- 14th Division Tank Unit
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 15th Infantry Regiment
- 59th Infantry Regiment
- 14th Division Transport Unit
- 14th Division Sea Transport Unit
The order of battle for the 14th Division at the time of the Peleliu campaign included:
- 2nd Infantry Regiment (raised in Mito)
- 15th Infantry Regiment (raised in Takasaki)
- 59th Infantry Regiment (raised in Utsunomiya)
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