3rd Guards Division (Japan)

3rd Guards Division (Japan)

The Imperial Japanese Army's nihongo|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

References

* Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981.


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