Being the counter-insurgency division (C-type/hei-type) it has a backbone composed of independent infantry battalions and lacked an artillery force.
The men of the division were drafted through 5th military district, located in Hiroshima Prefecture.
After completing a training, the division was assigned to the 13th army and sent to Shanghai area in April 1942 to take a part in Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign.
[1] From May 1942, the division operated in Guangde County, Quzhou, Lishui, Wenzhou and other prefectures.
A large reinforcement for the 70th division has sailed from Karatsu 25 May 1942, and arrived to Shanghai 28 May 1942.