Battle of Wuhan
4 July 1938 the "27th division" was assigned to 11th Army. From the 25 July 1938, the division has started to participate in the Battle of Wuhan. After the end of battle in October 1938, the "27th division" was sent to the staging grounds in Tianjin, where it was subordinated directly to the China Expeditionary Army in September 1939.