The

Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o ...

's was renumbered from the

Imperial Guards Division In Japan, the Imperial Guard is the name for 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 ...

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

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* Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 volsAllentown, PA: 1981. {{WWII-stub 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 ja:近衛師団

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