54th Regiment (Eastern Manifest Destiny)

The 54th Regiment (Chinese/Hokkien: 五四軍團 Wǔsì jūntuán/ Gōcha̍p kun thôan Japanese: 第54連隊 Dai gojūyon rentai) was a Sino-Japanese joint command heavy infantry regiment that fought in the Asia-Pacific Theatre of the Second World War. The regiment was well known for its victories in the later stages of the war against both the German and Korean Empires. The regiment's bravery and ferocity against the Korean Empire gained them the nickname "White Tigers". The number of the regiment is a play on words in Mandarin Chinese, meaning 'no death'.