3rd Guards Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

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Active 1944-1945 Branch Imperial Japanese Army Engagements World War II		Country Empire of Japan Size Division Disbanded 1945

The Imperial Japanese Army's 3rd Guards Division (近衛第3師団, Konoe Dai-san Shidan) was formed in 1944 from the 8th, 9th and 10th Guards Regiments and stayed in Japan to defend the homeland during the Second World War.

3rd Guards Division

8th Guards Regiment

9th Guards Regiment

10th Guards Regiment

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