6th Division (Japan)
Military unit
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The 6th Division (第6師団, Dai-roku Shidan) is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division has been subordinated to the North Eastern Army and is headquartered at JGSDF Camp Jinmachi, in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, in northern Japan.[1] Its responsibility is the defense of Fukushima, Miyagi and, Yamagata prefectures.
Active15 August 1962 – present
Country
Japan
Japan| 6th Division | |
|---|---|
 6th Division Distinctive Unit Insignia | |
| Active | 15 August 1962 – present |
| Country | Japan |
| Branch |  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
| Type | Infantry division |
| Size | 7000 |
| Part of |  North Eastern Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Higashine |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lt. Gen. Akira Kawasaki |
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 vehicle company
- 44th Infantry Regiment, in Fukushima, with four infantry and one heavy mortar company
- 6th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, in Kōriyama, with a Type 81 and a Type 93 surface-to-air missile squadron
- 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat), in Higashine
- 6th Signal Battalion, in Higashine
- 6th Reconnaissance Company, in Taiwa, with Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicles
- 6th Intelligence Company, in Higashine, with ScanEagle
- 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
note 1: Infantry regiments have only battalion strength.