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7th Air Division (Japan)

Field	Value
unit_name	7th Air Division
dates	January 28, 1943 – July 21, 1945
country	Empire of Japan Empire of Japan
allegiance	Empire of Japan
branch	Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Army
type	Army aviation unit
role	Fighter, bomber, reconnaissance
command_structure	3rd Air Army
8th Area Army
4th Air Army
garrison	Singapore
Wewak, New Guinea
Ambon, Ambon Island
equipment_label	Aircraft flown
nickname	Abbreviation code: 7FD
HQ code: Shū 9311
battles	World War II

8th Area Army 4th Air Army Wewak, New Guinea Ambon, Ambon Island HQ code: Shū 9311

New Guinea campaign
Philippines campaign
Borneo campaign

The 7th Air Division (第七飛行師団, Dai 7 Hikō Shidan) was a land-based aviation force of the Imperial Japanese Army. The division was formed on 29 January 1943 in the Netherlands East Indies as part of the Eighth Area Army. It was incorporated into the Fourth Air Army based at Rabaul on 28 July 1943.

The division moved its headquarters to Wewak in June 1943. The division was disbanded 24 July 1945.

Commanders

Lt. General Einosuke Sudō (29 January 1943 – 1 February 1945)
Lt. General Chōji Shirokane (1 February 1945 – 16 July 1945)

Organisation

59th Hikō Sentai (1943)
5th Hikō Sentai (1943)
7th Hikō Sentai (1943)
61st Hikō Sentai (1943)

References

"7. Air Division (Japan)". Axis History Factbook.

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