2nd Guards Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The Imperial Japanese Army's 2nd Guards Division (近衛第2師団, Konoe Dai-ni Shidan) was renumbered from the Imperial Guards Division in June 1943, when the 1st Guards Division was activated.

2nd Guards Division
Barracks of Imperial Guard Divisions circa 1940
Active	1943-1945
Disbanded	1945
Country	Japan Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Imperial Guard
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Tadamichi Kuribayashi

Its organization was:

2nd Guards Division

• 3rd Guards Infantry Regiment
• 4th Guards Infantry Regiment
• 5th Guards Infantry Regiment
• Guards Recon Regiment
• 2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiment
• 2nd Guards Field Engineer Regiment
• Support units

See also

• Imperial Guard (Japan)
• Hirohara Shrine ‒ Last Shinto shrine in Southeast Asia, built by the 2nd Guards Division.

References

• Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981.