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Military unit
The 10th Division (第10師団 ) is one of nine active
divisions of the
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force . The division is subordinated to the
Central Army and is headquartered in
Nagoya ,
Aichi . Its responsibility is the defense of the
Aichi ,
Fukui ,
Gifu ,
Ishikawa ,
Mie and
Toyama prefectures.
The division was raised on 18 January 1962.
The march on the 51st anniversary commemoration event of the 10th Division (September 29, 2013 Moriyama garrison)
74 type tank belonging to the 10th Division. In October 2011, Moriyama garrison.
Organization
JGSDF 10th Division organization in 2022
10th Division , in
Nagoya
10th Division HQ, in Nagoya
14th
Infantry
Regiment , in
Kanazawa , with 1× headquarters, 4× infantry, and 1× 120mm mortar company
33rd Infantry Regiment, in
Tsu , with 1× headquarters, 4× infantry, and 1× 120mm mortar company
35th Infantry Regiment, in Nagoya, with 1× headquarters, 4× infantry, and 1× 120mm mortar company
13th Reconnaissance Combat Battalion, in
Toyokawa , with
Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicles , and
Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles
10th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Toyokawa, with
Type 81 and
Type 93
Surface-to-air missile systems
10th
Combat Engineer Battalion, in Kasugai
10th Signal Battalion, in Nagoya
10th Aviation Squadron, in
Ise , flying
UH-1J and
OH-6D helicopters
10th
NBC Protection Company, in Nagoya
10th Logistic Support Regiment, in Kasugai
1st Maintenance Battalion
2nd Maintenance Battalion
Supply Company
Medical Company
Transport Company
note 1 : Scheduled to be merged into the new 10th Reconnaissance Combat Battalion with Type 16 maneuver combat vehicles in 2023.note 2 : Scheduled to deactivated at a date to be determined.
External links
Ground Component Command
Armies