7th Division (Japan)
The 7th Division (第7師団, Dai-Nana Shidan)?) is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division is the only armored division of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. It is subordinated to the Northern Army and is headquartered in Chitose, Hokkaidō. Its responsibility is the defense of Hokkaidō.
The division was raised on 15 August 1962.
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