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8th Division (Japan)

8th Division (Japan)
FieldValue
unit_name**8th Division**
imageJGSDF 8th Division.svg
caption8th Division Distinctive Unit Insignia
dates18 January 1962 – present
countryJapan
branch
typeInfantry division
size6100 soldiers
command_structure[[File:JGSDF Western Army.svg23px]] Western Army
garrisonKumamoto
<!-- Commanders -->current_commanderLt. Gen. Shinichi Aoki
notable_commanders
identification_symbol_2

The 8th Division is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division is subordinated to the Western Army and is headquartered in Kumamoto. Its responsibility is the defense of the Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Miyazaki prefectures.

The division was raised on 18 January 1962.

Organization

JGSDF 8th Division organization
  • 8th Division, in Kumamoto
    • 8th Division HQ, in Kumamoto
    • 12th Infantry Regiment, in Kirishima, with 1 × headquarters, four Type 73 armored personnel carrier, and 1 × 120 mm mortar company
    • 42nd Rapid Deployment Regiment, in Kumamoto, with 1 × headquarters, three Type 96 armored personnel carrier, 1 × Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle, and 1 × 120 mm F1 mortar company
    • 43rd Infantry Regiment, in Miyakonojō, with 1 × headquarters, four Type 73 armored personnel carrier, and 1 × 120 mm mortar company
    • 8th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Kumamoto, with Type 81 and Type 93 surface-to-air missile systems
    • 8th Engineer Battalion (Combat), in Satsumasendai
    • 8th Signal Battalion, in Kumamoto
    • 8th Reconnaissance Company, in Kumamoto, with Type 87 reconnaissance vehicles
    • Western Army Ground-to-Ship and Anti-Tank Unit, in Kusu, with 3 × Type 96 multi-purpose missile system platoons (administrative control during peacetime)
    • 8th Aviation Squadron, in Mashiki, flying UH-1J and OH-6D helicopters
    • 8th NBC Protection Company, in Kumamoto
    • Amami Area Security Force, Amami
    • 8th Logistic Support Regiment, in Kumamoto
      • 1st Maintenance Battalion
      • 2nd Maintenance Battalion
      • Supply Company
      • Medical Company
      • Transport Company

References

References

  1. "陸将　青木　伸一".
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