The
Imperial Japanese Army
The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; , ''Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun'', "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan from 1871 to 1945. It played a central role in Japan’s rapid modernization during th ...
's was renumbered from the
Imperial Guards Division
The Imperial Guard of Japan has been two separate organizations dedicated to the protection of the Emperor of Japan and the Imperial Family, palaces and other imperial properties. The first was the , a quasi-independent elite branch of the Imperial ...
in June 1943, when the
1st Guards Division was activated.
Its organization was:
2nd Guards Division
* 3rd Guards Infantry Regiment
* 4th Guards Infantry Regiment
* 5th Guards Infantry Regiment
* Guards Recon Regiment
* 2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiment
* 2nd Guards Field Engineer Regiment
* Support units
See also
*
Imperial Guard (Japan)
The Imperial Guard of Japan has been two separate organizations dedicated to the protection of the Emperor of Japan and the Imperial Family, palaces and other imperial properties. The first was the , a quasi-independent elite branch of the Imper ...
*
Hirohara Shrine
is a former Shinto shrine located in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The shrine was built in 1944 by the 2nd Guards Division (Imperial Japanese Army), 2nd Guards Division of the former Imperial Japanese Army. It is situated slightly inland fro ...
‒ Last Shinto shrine in Southeast Asia, built by the 2nd Guards Division.
References
* Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945
volsAllentown, PA: 1981.
Guards Divisions of Japan
Military units and formations established in 1943
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
1943 establishments in Japan
1945 disestablishments in Japan
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ja:近衛師団