3rd Guards Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
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3rd Guards Division | |
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Active | 1944-1945 |
Disbanded | 1945 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Size | Division |
Engagements | World 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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