A Brief Outline of Japanese Tank Divisions in World War II

1st Armoured Division, WDA.
Formed July 1942.

  • 1st Mobile Infantry Regiment.
  • 1st Anti Tank Battalion.
  • 1st Tank Regiment.
  • 5th Tank Regiment.
  • 1st Armoured Recon Unit
  • 1st Mobile Artillery Regiment.
  • 1st Armoured Divisional Antiaircraft Defence Unit.
  • 1st Armoured Divisional Engineer Unit.

2nd Armoured Division, CDA.
Formed July 1942.

  • 2nd Mobile Infantry Regiment.
  • 2nd Anti Tank Battalion.
  • 6th Tank Regiment.
  • 7th Tank Regiment.
  • 10th Tank Regiment.
  • 2nd Armoured Recon Unit
  • 2nd Mobile Artillery Regiment.
  • 2nd Armoured Divisional Antiaircraft Defence Unit.
  • 2nd Armoured Divisional Engineer Unit.

3rd Armoured Division, EDA.
Formed July 1942.

  • 3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment.
  • 3rd Anti Tank Battalion.
  • 12th Tank Regiment.
  • 13th Tank Regiment.
  • 17th Tank Regiment.
  • 3rd Armoured Recon Unit
  • 3rd Mobile Artillery Regiment.
  • 3rd Armoured Divisional Antiaircraft Defence Unit.
  • 3rd Armoured Divisional Engineer Unit.

4th Armoured Division.
Formed 1944.

  • Kept in Japan, not sent overseas.

by Richard Hornell, AATB No.7 September 1997.

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