2nd Guards Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

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

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.

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.