1st Guards Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

1st Guards Division 近衛第1師団 1943-1945 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan Division Tokyo, Japan World War II 1945 The Imperial Japanese Army's 1st Guards Division 近衛第1師団 Konoe Dai-ichi Shidan was formed from the Guards Mixed Brigade in June 1943 and a new Guards Regiment, the 6th, was added, with the 1st Guards Cavalry Regiment, 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Guards Engineer Regiment and 1st Guards Transport Regiment, and other support units. Based in Tokyo, Japan until the end of World War II. See also Imperial Guard (Japan) References Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981 Category:Guards Divisions of Japan Category:Military units and formations established in 1944 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Category:1944 establishments in Japan Category:1945 disestablishments in Japan