18th Cruiser Division (Imperial Japanese Navy)
The 18th Cruiser Division was a cruiser unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The division was part of the 4th Fleet and consisted of the light cruisers and Tatsuta.
Organization
- This article handles all Dai-Jūhachi Sentai collectively.
Commanding officers
- This article handles all Dai-Jūhachi Sentai collectively.
| Rank | Name | Date | Note, additional post | |
| 1 | Rear-Admiral | Rokuzō Sugiyama | 1 May 1940 | |
| 2 | Vice-Admiral | Mitsumi Shimizu | 15 November 1940 | Commander of the 3rd China Expeditionary Fleet |
| 3 | Vice-Admiral | Rokuzō Sugiyama | 5 July 1941 | Commander of the 3rd China Expeditionary Fleet |
| 4 | Rear-Admiral | Kuninori Marumo | 1 December 1941 | |
| 5 | Rear-Admiral | Sadamichi Kajioka | 14 July 1942 | |
| 6 | Rear-Admiral | Mitsuharu Matsuyama | 1 September 1942 | |
| x | disbanded | 10 December 1942 | ||
| 7 | Rear-Admiral | Seiji Mizui | 20 January 1944 | |
| 8 | Vice-Admiral | Fukuji Kishi | 5 June 1945 | Commander of the 7th Fleet |
| 9 | Vice-Admiral | Sentarō Ōmori | 20 August 1945 | Commander of the 7th Fleet |
| x | vacant post | 15 September 1945 |