The was a B-class square division of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Formed in Central China in 1937, under the Central China Expeditionary Force in the Nanjing, Shanghai area. Transferred to North China Area Army for the Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan in 1938. Disbanded in 1940. Reformed in July 1944 in China from the 3rd Independent Infantry Brigade. It then garrisoned the Linfen area of Shanxi along the Tongpu Railroad.