page_title: 109th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
section_title: 26th tank Regiment
hierarchical_section_title: 109th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) / Second formation / The Battle Begins / Elements of the 109th / 26th tank Regiment
caption_attribution_description: Takeichi Nishi of a Japanese officer.
context_page_description: The 109th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Courage Division. It was formed on 24 August 1937 in Kanazawa as a square division, simultaneously with the 108th division. The nucleus for the formation was the 9th division headquarters. It was subordinated from the beginning to the Japanese Northern China Area Army.
context_section_description: Commanding officer; Lieutenant Colonel (Baron) Takeichi Nishi, 600 men and what started as 19 tanks. Many of the tanks were disassembled and the turrets concealed so they could be used with less threat of being destroyed by bombardment.
caption: Nishi with Olympic steed, Uranus
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