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Active 18 January 1962 – present Size Division (8,100 soldiers) |
The 2nd Division (第2師団, Dai-Ni Shidan) is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division is subordinated to the Northern Army and is headquartered at Camp Asahikawa in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. Its responsibility is the defense of North Western Hokkaidō.
The division was raised on 18 January 1962.
Organization
note 1: Infantry Regiments have only battalion strength.
References
2nd Division (Japan) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA