2nd Guards Division (Japan)

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The Imperial Japanese Army's 2nd Guards Divison (近衛第2師団, Konoe Dai-ni Shidan^?) was renumbered from the Imperial Guards Division in June 1943, when the 1st Guards Division was activated.

Its organization was:

2nd Guards Division

• 3rd Guards Infantry Regiment
• 4th Guards Infantry Regiment
• 5th Guards Infantry Regiment
• Guards Recon Regiment
• 2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiment
• 2nd Guards Field Engineer Regiment
• Support units.

[edit] References

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