1st Division (Japan)

1st Division 第1師団 JGSDF 1st Division.svg 1st Division Distinctive Unit Insignia 18 January 1962 – present Japan Japan Infantry division 6,500 soldiers (As of 2023) 23px Eastern Army Camp Nerima, Nerima, Tokyo Lt. Gen. Yasuyuki Kodama Leader Division (頭号師団) The 1st Division 第1師団 Dai-Ichi Shidan is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division is subordinated to the Eastern Army and is headquartered at Camp Nerima in Nerima, Tokyo. Its responsibility is the defense of Tokyo and the Chiba, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, 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. thumb|250px|Watching march of the event of the 62nd anniversary of Nerima Gemini founding 51st anniversary of the founding of the 1st Division (April 14, 2013) Organization thumb|right|300px|JGSDF 1st Division organization in 2022 thumb|180px|HQ building at Camp Nerima (May 19, 2019) 1st Division, in Nerima 1st Division HQ, in Nerima 1st Infantry Regiment note 1, in Nerima, with five infantry and one heavy mortar company 32nd Infantry Regiment, in Saitama, with five infantry and one heavy mortar company 34th Infantry Regiment, in Gotemba, with five infantry and one heavy mortar company 1st Reconnaissance Combat Battalion, in Asaka, with Type 16 maneuver combat vehicles, and Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Gotemba, with a Type 81 and a Type 93 surface-to-air missile squadron 1st Engineer Battalion (Combat), in Asaka 1st Signal Battalion, in Nerima 1st Aviation Squadron, at Tachikawa Airfield 1st NBC Protection Company, in Nerima 1st Logistic Support Regiment, in Nerima 1st Maintenance Battalion 2nd Maintenance Battalion Supply Company Medical Company Transport Company note 1: Infantry regiments have only battalion strength. References External links Homepage 1st Division (Japanese) June 2017 Category:Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Division Category:Military units and formations established in 1962