6th Division (Japan)
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| Current commander | Lt. Gen. Akira Kawasaki |
The 6th Division (第6師団, Dai-roku Shidan) is one of nine active
Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, in northern Japan.[1] Its responsibility is the defense of Fukushima, Miyagi and, Yamagata
prefectures.
The division was raised on 15 August 1962. The division contributed 500 troops to the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group under the United Nations in 2004.
Organization
- 6th Division, in Higashine
- 6th Division HQ, in Higashine
- 20th Infantry Regiment note 1, in Higashine, with four infantry and one heavy mortar company
- 22nd Rapid Deployment Regiment, in Tagajō, with 1x headquarters, three Type 96 armored personnel carrier, 1x 120mm F1 mortar, and 1x Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehiclecompany
- 44th Infantry Regiment, in Fukushima, with four infantry and one heavy mortar company
- 6th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Kōriyama, with a Type 93 Surface-to-air missilesquadron
- 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat), in Higashine
- 6th Signal Battalion, in Higashine
- 6th Reconnaissance Company, in Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles
- 6th Aviation Squadron, at Yamagata Airport, flying UH-1J and OH-6D helicopters
- 6th NBC Protection Company, in Higashine
- 6th Logistic Support Regiment, in Higashine
- 1st Maintenance Battalion
- 2nd Maintenance Battalion
- Supply Company
- Medical Company
- Transport Company
- 6th Intelligence Unit
note 1: Infantry Regiments have only battalion strength.
References
- ^ "陸自第６師団、隊員18人を能登半島地震の被災地に派遣へ". やまがたニュースオンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-20.
External links
- Homepage 6th Division (Japanese)
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