3rd Guards Division
Active1944-1945
Disbanded1945
Country Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II

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

See also

References

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