3rd Division (Japan)
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| dates = 18 January 1962 – present
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| size = about 6400 soldiers
| command_structure = 23px Central Army
| garrison = Itami
| current_commander = Lt. Gen. Shigeru Kobayashi
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The {{nihongo|3rd Division|第3師団}} is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division is subordinated to the Central Army and is headquartered in Itami, Hyōgo.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=陸自第３師団創立記念行事 ２１日、駐屯地一般開放 |url=https://www.nnn.co.jp/articles/-/44154 |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=大阪日日新聞 |language=ja}} Its responsibility is the defense of the Hyōgo, Kyōto, Nara, Ōsaka, Shiga and Wakayama prefectures.
The division was raised on 18 January 1962.
Organization
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- 3rd Division, in Itami
- 3rd Division HQ, in Itami
- 7th Infantry Regiment, in Fukuchiyama, with 1 × headquarters, 5 × infantry, and 1 × 120 mm mortar company
- 36th Infantry Regiment, in Itami, with 1 × headquarters, 5 × infantry, and 1 × 120 mm mortar company
- 37th Infantry Regiment, in Izumi, with 1 × headquarters, 5 × infantry, and 1 × 120 mm mortar company
- 3rd Tank Battalion, in Takashima, with 2 × Type 74 tank company
- 3rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Himeji, with Type 81 and Type 93 Surface-to-air missile systems
- 3rd Engineer Battalion (Combat), in Uji
- 3rd Signal Battalion, in Itami
- 3rd Aviation Squadron, in Yao, flying UH-1J and OH-6D helicopters
- 3rd NBC Protection Company, in Itami
- 3rd Logistic Support Regiment, in Itami
- 1st Maintenance Battalion
- 2nd Maintenance Battalion
- Supply Company
- Medical Company
- Transport Company
External links
- [https://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/mae/3d/ Homepage 3rd Division] (Japanese)
References
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