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4th Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

Field	Value
unit_name	4th Tank Division
image	Chi-Nu 4th Tank Division.JPG
caption	Type 3 Chi-Nu tanks of the 4th Tank Division, with Type 3 Ho-Ni III self-propelled guns among them
dates	1944–1945
country	Empire of Japan
branch	Imperial Japanese Army
type	Armored division
garrison	Chiba, Chiba
nickname	鋼=Hagane (Steel)
battles	World War II

IJA 28th Armored Regiment
IJA 29th Armored Regiment
IJA 30th Armored Regiment

The 4th Tank Division, was one of four armored divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.

History

The 4th Tank Division was raised on July 6, 1944 in Chiba, near Tokyo. It lacked both infantry and self-propelled gun regiments. Similar to the German Panzer-Lehr-Division, it was created out of the training departments of the Armor School, Cavalry School, Field Artillery School and Military Engineering School of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, its remaining students and staff. Assigned to the IJA 36th Army Corps, it was designated for the defense of the Japanese home islands against the projected Allied invasion.

The 4th Tank Division was based in Fukuoka on Kyushu. It was equipped with the finest and most advanced armaments, including a "significant" number of Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tanks and Type 3 Ho-Ni III tank destroyers; these being available at its depot before the end of the war. Following Japan's surrender on Sept 3, 1945, the 4th Tank Division was officially demobilized with the rest of the Imperial Japanese Army, without having seen combat.

Commanding officer

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Structure (1945)

The 4th Tank Division, after being relocated to Japan in 1945, consisted of a division headquarters, three tank regiments (roughly battalion-sized), one machine gun cannon battalion (anti-aircraft), one motor transport battalion, and one signal company.

Division Headquarters
28th Tank Regiment
29th Tank Regiment
30th Tank Regiment
Machine Gun Cannon Battalion (20mm AA)
Motor Transport Battalion
Signal Company

Notes

References

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References

Ness, Leland. (2015). "Rikugun: Guide to Japanese Ground Forces 1937-1945: Volume 1". Helion and Company.
Ness, Leland. (2015). "Rikugun: Guide to Japanese Ground Forces 1937-1945: Volume 1". Helion and Company.

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