Country Japan Size Division | Type Infantry Part of Central Army | |
Active 18 January 1962 – present Branch Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
The 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. Its responsibility is the defense of the Hyōgo, Kyōto, Nara, Ōsaka, Shiga and Wakayama prefectures.
The division was raised on 18 January 1962.
Organization
note 1: Infantry Regiments have only battalion strength.
References
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