History
The 55th Division participated in the invasion of Burma during the Burma Campaign.
General Officers 55th Division
- 1940 - 1941 Lieutenant-General Torazo Ishimoto
- 1941 - 1942 Lieutenant-General Hiroshi Takeuchi, Thailand-Burma
- 1942 - 1943 Lieutenant-General Takeshi Koga, Burma
- 1943 - 1945 Lieutenant-General Tadashi Hanaya, Burma
- 1945 Lieutenant-General Ryozo Sakuma, Burma-Indochina
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