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Description
This item is an official, non-commercial photo album compiled by the Imperial Japanese Army 5th Division Headquarters, based in Hiroshima, during the period of the Siberian Intervention.
The photographs document the activities of the 5th Division between August 1919 and July 1920, including military operations, troop movements, logistics, encampments, transportation, and daily life in Siberia and the Russian Far East.
This album was not intended for public sale and was produced as an internal military record.
As a result, surviving copies are limited, and such albums are rarely encountered on the open market today.
■ What Was the Siberian Intervention? (5W1H)
Who:
Japan, Britain, the United States, France, and other Allied powers
(Japan deployed the largest force)
When:
1918–1922
Where:
Siberia and the Russian Far East (primarily east of Lake Baikal)
Why:
Officially to assist the evacuation of the Czechoslovak Legion and stabilize the region after the Russian Revolution; Japan also pursued its own strategic interests
What:
Deployment of troops, occupation, security operations, and logistics
How:
Japan dispatched over 70,000 soldiers, remaining in Siberia even after other Allied forces withdrew, before ultimately evacuating under international pressure
■ About the Imperial Japanese Army 5th Division
The 5th Division was one of Japan’s long-established standing divisions, headquartered in Hiroshima.
It participated in major conflicts including the Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War, World War I–era operations, and the Siberian Intervention.
During the Siberian campaign, the division was responsible for operations and long-term deployment under severe climatic conditions.
The division was later reorganized and ultimately dissolved with the disbandment of the Imperial Japanese Army in 1945.
■ About This Album
This album is not a commemorative or propaganda publication in the modern sense, but rather a documentary military record created by the unit itself.
Subjects include:
- Infantry, cavalry, artillery, and logistics units
- Field operations and troop formations
- Railway transport and supply activities
- Encampments and winter conditions
- Officers and unit group photographs
Its value lies in its documentary and historical significance as a primary source.
■ Size & Condition
- Approx. 27 × 39 cm
- Thickness approx. 1 cm
- Visible wear, edge damage, and binding deterioration consistent with age
- Condition does not detract from research or reference value
■ Summary
A rare non-commercial primary source documenting the Imperial Japanese Army’s Siberian operations through the lens of a single division.
Appealing to collectors and researchers of military history, early 20th-century geopolitics, and archival photography.
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