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10th Division (Japan)

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10th Division
Active18 January 1962 – present
Country Japan
Branch Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
TypeInfantry division
Sizeabout 9000 soldiers
Part of Central Army
Garrison/HQNagoya
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt. Gen. Yorito Yamamoto

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

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JGSDF 10th Division organization in 2022

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.

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