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{{Infobox military unit
{{More citations needed|date=January 2024}}{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = '''3rd Division'''
| unit_name = '''3rd Division'''
| image = JGSDF 3rd Division.svg
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| dates = 18 January 1962 – present
| dates = 18 January 1962 – present
| country = {{flag|Japan}}
| country = {{flag|Japan}}
| branch = [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force]]
| branch = {{Army|Japan}}
| type = [[Infantry]]
| type = [[Infantry]] [[Division (military)|division]]
| role =
| role =
| size = Division
| size = about 6400 soldiers
| command_structure = [[Central Army (Japan)|Central Army]]
| command_structure = [[File:JGSDF Middle Army.svg|23px]] [[Central Army (Japan)|Central Army]]
| garrison = [[Itami, Hyōgo|Itami]]
| garrison = [[Itami, Hyōgo|Itami]]
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The {{nihongo|'''3rd Division'''|第3師団}} is one of nine active [[Division (military)|divisions]] of the [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force]]. The division is subordinated to the [[Central Army (Japan)|Central Army]] and is headquartered in [[Itami, Hyōgo|Itami]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]. Its responsibility is the defense of the [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]], [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyōto]], [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Ōsaka]], [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]] and [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]] prefectures.
The {{nihongo|'''3rd Division'''|第3師団}} is one of nine active [[Division (military)|divisions]] of the [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force]]. The division is subordinated to the [[Central Army (Japan)|Central Army]] and is headquartered in [[Itami, Hyōgo|Itami]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=陸自第３師団創立記念行事 ２１日、駐屯地一般開放 |url=https://www.nnn.co.jp/articles/-/44154 |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=大阪日日新聞 |language=ja}}</ref> Its responsibility is the defense of the [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]], [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyōto]], [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Ōsaka]], [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]] and [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]] prefectures.


The division was raised on 18 January 1962.
The division was raised on 18 January 1962.


== Organization ==
== Organization ==
[[File:JGSDF 3rd Division ORBAT.png|thumb|right|350px|JGSDF 3rd Division organization in 2022]]
* '''3rd Division''', in [[Itami, Hyōgo|Itami]]
* '''3rd Division''', in [[Itami, Hyōgo|Itami]]
** 3rd Division HQ, in Itami
** 3rd Division HQ, in Itami
** 7th Infantry Regiment, in [[Fukuchiyama, Kyoto|Fukuchiyama]], with 1 × headquarters, 5 × infantry, and 1 × 120&nbsp;mm mortar company
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** 3rd Tank Battalion, in [[Takashima, Shiga|Takashima]], with two squadrons of [[Type 74 Nana-yon|Type 74]] tanks
** 7th Infantry Regiment <sup>''note 1''</sup>, in [[Fukuchiyama, Kyoto|Fukuchiyama]]
** 36th Infantry Regiment, in Itami, with 1 × headquarters, 5 × infantry, and 1 × 120&nbsp;mm mortar company
** 36th Infantry Regiment, in Itami
** 37th Infantry Regiment, in [[Izumi, Osaka|Izumi]], with 1 × headquarters, 5 × infantry, and 1 × 120&nbsp;mm mortar company
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** 3rd Tank Battalion, in [[Takashima, Shiga|Takashima]], with 2 × [[Type 74]] tank company
** 37th Infantry Regiment, in [[Izumi, Osaka|Izumi]]
** 3rd Artillery Battalion, in [[Himeji, Hyōgo|Himeji]], with four batteries of [[FH-70]] towed howitzers
** 3rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Himeji, with [[Type 81 Surface-to-air Missile|Type 81]] and [[Type 93 Surface-to-air missile|Type 93]] [[Surface-to-air missile]] systems
** 3rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Himeji, with [[Type 81 Surface-to-air Missile|Type 81]] and [[Type 93 Surface-to-air missile|Type 93]] [[Surface-to-air missile]] systems
** 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, in [[Uji, Kyoto|Uji]]
** 3rd Engineer Battalion (Combat), in [[Uji, Kyoto|Uji]]
** 3rd Signal Battalion, in Itami
** 3rd Signal Battalion, in Itami
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** 3rd Aviation Squadron, in [[Yao, Osaka|Yao]], flying [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois|UH-1J]] and [[Hughes OH-6 Cayuse|OH-6D]] helicopters
** 3rd Reconnaissance Company, in Itami, with Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicle
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** 3rd Aviation Squadron, in [[Yao, Osaka|Yao]], flying [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois|UH-1J]] and [[MD Helicopters MD 500|OH-6D]] helicopters
** 3rd [[Weapon of mass destruction|NBC Protection]] Company, in Itami
** 3rd [[Weapon of mass destruction|NBC Protection]] Company, in Itami
** 3rd Logistic Support Regiment, in Itami
** 3rd Logistic Support Regiment, in Itami
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*** Transport Company
*** Transport Company


== External links ==
<small>''note 1'': Infantry Regiments have only battalion strength.</small>
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* [https://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/mae/3d/ Homepage 3rd Division] ''(Japanese)''


== External links==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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* [http://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/mae/3d/ Homepage 3rd Division] ''(Japanese)''
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{JGSDF Units}}


[[Category:Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Division]]
[[Category:Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Division]]

Latest revision as of 17:13, 1 June 2024

3rd Division
3rd Division Distinctive Unit Insignia
Active18 January 1962 – present
Country Japan
Branch Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
TypeInfantry division
Sizeabout 6400 soldiers
Part of Central Army
Garrison/HQItami
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt. Gen. Shigeru Kobayashi

The 3rd Division (第3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 Itami, Hyōgo.[1] Its responsibility is the defense of the Hyōgo, Kyōto, Nara, Ōsaka, Shiga and Wakayama prefectures.

The division was raised on 18 January 1962.

Organization

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JGSDF 3rd Division organization in 2022
  • 3rd Division, in Itami
    • 3rd Division HQ, in Itami
    • 7th Infantry Regiment, in Fukuchiyama, with 1 × headquarters, 5 × infantry, and 1 × 120 mm mortar company
    • 36th Infantry Regiment, in Itami, with 1 × headquarters, 5 × infantry, and 1 × 120 mm mortar company
    • 37th Infantry Regiment, in Izumi, with 1 × headquarters, 5 × infantry, and 1 × 120 mm mortar company
    • 3rd Tank Battalion, in Takashima, with 2 × Type 74 tank company
    • 3rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Himeji, with Type 81 and Type 93 Surface-to-air missile systems
    • 3rd Engineer Battalion (Combat), in Uji
    • 3rd Signal Battalion, in Itami
    • 3rd Aviation Squadron, in Yao, flying UH-1J and OH-6D helicopters
    • 3rd NBC Protection Company, in Itami
    • 3rd Logistic Support Regiment, in Itami
      • 1st Maintenance Battalion
      • 2nd Maintenance Battalion
      • Supply Company
      • Medical Company
      • Transport Company
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References

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  1. ^ "陸自第３師団創立記念行事 ２１日、駐屯地一般開放". 大阪日日新聞 (in Japanese). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

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