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6th Division (Japan)

Field	Value
unit_name	6th Division
image	JGSDF 6th Division.svg
caption	6th Division Distinctive Unit Insignia
dates	15 August 1962 – present
country	Japan
branch
type	Infantry division
size	7000
command_structure	[[File:JGSDF North Eastern Army.svg	23px]] North Eastern Army
garrison	Higashine
current_commander	Lt. Gen. Akira Kawasaki

The 6th Division is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division has been subordinated to the North Eastern Army and is headquartered at JGSDF Camp Jinmachi, in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, in northern Japan. Its responsibility is the defense of Fukushima, Miyagi and, Yamagata prefectures.

The division was raised on 15 August 1962. The division contributed 500 troops to the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group under the United Nations in 2004.

Watching march of the 51st anniversary of the 6th Division · 57th anniversary of the Kami Town Residential Area (June 23, 2013)

Organization

6th Division, in Higashine
- 6th Division HQ, in Higashine
- 20th Infantry Regiment note 1, in Higashine, with four infantry and one heavy mortar company
- 22nd Rapid Deployment Regiment, in Tagajō, with 1x headquarters, three Type 96 armored personnel carrier, 1x 120mm F1 mortar, and 1x Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle company
- 44th Infantry Regiment, in Fukushima, with four infantry and one heavy mortar company
- 6th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Kōriyama, with a Type 81 and a Type 93 surface-to-air missile squadron
- 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat), in Higashine
- 6th Signal Battalion, in Higashine
- 6th Reconnaissance Company, in Taiwa, with Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles
- 6th Aviation Squadron, at Yamagata Airport, flying UH-1J and OH-6D helicopters
- 6th NBC Protection Company, in Higashine
- 6th Logistic Support Regiment, in Higashine
  - 1st Maintenance Battalion
  - 2nd Maintenance Battalion
  - Supply Company
  - Medical Company
  - Transport Company
- 6th Intelligence Unit

note 1: Infantry regiments have only battalion strength.

References

"陸自第６師団、隊員18人を能登半島地震の被災地に派遣へ".

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