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1st Division (Japan)

Field	Value
unit_name	1st Division
native_name	第1師団
image	JGSDF 1st Division.svg
caption	1st Division Distinctive Unit Insignia
dates	18 January 1962 – present
country	Japan
branch
type	Infantry division
size	6,500 soldiers (As of 2023)
command_structure	[[File:JGSDF Eastern Army.svg	23px]] Eastern Army
garrison	Camp Nerima, Nerima, Tokyo
current_commander	Lt. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama
nickname	Leader Division (頭号師団)

The 1st Division is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division is subordinated to the Eastern Army and is headquartered at Camp Nerima in Nerima, Tokyo. Its responsibility is the defense of Tokyo and the Chiba, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures.

History

The division was raised on 18 January 1962 but dates back to the 1st District Corps (Tokyo) of the then National Police Reserve formed in 1950 and reformed in 1962 as an Infantry Division.

Watching march of the event of the 62nd anniversary of Nerima Gemini founding 51st anniversary of the founding of the 1st Division (April 14, 2013)

Organization

HQ building at Camp Nerima (May 19, 2019)

Camp Nerima at Nerima, Tokyo
- 1st Division Headquarters Company
- 1st Infantry Regiment (Japanese)
- 1st Logistic Support Regiment (Japanese)
  - 1st Maintenance Battalion
  - 2nd Maintenance Battalion
  - Supply Unit
  - Medical Unit
  - Transport Unit
- 1st NBC Weapon Defense Company
- 1st Band
Camp Asaka at Asaka
- 1st Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Japanese)
- 1st Reconnaissance Combat Battalion (Japanese), with Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles and Type 16 maneuver combat vehicles
1st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Japanese), with Type 81 and Type 93 surface-to-air missile systems at Camp Komakado in Gotemba
32nd Infantry Regiment (Japanese), at Camp Ōmiya in Saitama
34th Infantry Regiment (Japanese), at Camp Itazuma in Gotemba
1st Aviation Squadron, at Tachikawa Airfield, flying UH-1J and OH-6D helicopters

References

(2022-03-18). "編成完結式". JGSDF 1st Division.

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