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. The division is subordinated to the Eastern Army and is headquartered at Camp Nerima in

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. Its responsibility is the defense of

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, 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.

Organization

*Camp Nerima at

** 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

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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

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systems at Camp Komakado in Gotemba * 32nd Infantry Regiment ( Japanese), at Camp Ōmiya in Saitama * 34th

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Regiment ( Japanese), at Camp Itazuma in Gotemba * 1st Aviation Squadron, at Tachikawa Airfield, flying UH-1J and OH-6D helicopters

References

External links

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