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10th Division (Japan)

Field	Value
unit_name	10th Division
image	JGSDF 10th Division.svg
caption	10th Division Distinctive Unit Insignia
dates	18 January 1962 – present
country	Japan
branch
type	Infantry division
size	about 9000 soldiers
command_structure	[[File:JGSDF Middle Army.svg	23px]] Central Army
garrison	Nagoya
<!-- Commanders -->	current_commander	Lt. Gen. Tatuo Tarumi
notable_commanders
identification_symbol_2

The 10th Division is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division is subordinated to the Central Army and is headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi. Its responsibility is the defense of the Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Mie and Toyama prefectures.

The division was raised on 18 January 1962.

The march on the 51st anniversary commemoration event of the 10th Division (September 29, 2013 Moriyama garrison)

74 type tank belonging to the 10th Division, in October 2011, Moriyama garrison

Organization

10th Division, in Nagoya
- 10th Division HQ, in Nagoya
- 14th Infantry Regiment, in Kanazawa, with 1 × headquarters, 4 × infantry, and 1 × 120 mm mortar company
- 33rd Infantry Regiment, in Tsu, with 1 × headquarters, 4 × infantry, and 1 × 120 mm mortar company
- 35th Infantry Regiment, in Nagoya, with 1 × headquarters, 4 × infantry, and 1 × 120 mm mortar company
- 10th Reconnaissance Combat Battalion, in Toyokawa, with Type 16 maneuver combat vehicles, and Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles
- 10th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Toyokawa, with Type 81 and Type 93 surface-to-air missile systems
- 10th Combat Engineer Battalion, in Kasugai
- 10th Signal Battalion, in Nagoya
- 10th Aviation Squadron, in Ise, flying UH-1J and OH-6D helicopters
- 10th NBC Protection Company, in Nagoya
- 10th Logistic Support Regiment, in Kasugai
  - 1st Maintenance Battalion
  - 2nd Maintenance Battalion
  - Supply Company
  - Medical Company
  - Transport Company note 1: Scheduled to be merged into the new 10th Reconnaissance Combat Battalion with Type 16 maneuver combat vehicles in 2023. note 2: Scheduled to deactivated at a date to be determined.

References

(2024-12-20). "令和6年12月20日防衛省発令".

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