10th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

10th Division
former 10th Division warehouses, now the Himeji City Museum of Art
Active	1 October 1898 – 1945
Country	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Infantry
Size	15–20,000 men
Garrison/HQ	Himeji, Japan
Nickname(s)	Iron Division
Engagements	Russo-Japanese War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Kawamura Kageaki Rensuke Isogai Shigeru Honjo Isamu Cho

The 10th Division (第10師団, Dai-Jū Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its tsūshōgō code name was the Iron Division (鉄兵団, Tetsu-heidan). The 10th Division was one of six new infantry divisions raised by the Imperial Japanese Army in the aftermath of the First Sino-Japanese War, 1 October 1898. Its troops were recruited primarily from communities in the three prefectures of Hyōgo, Okayama and Tottori, plus a portion of Shimane. It was originally headquartered in the city of Himeji, and its first commander was Lieutenant General Prince Fushimi Sadanaru.