▁station ed ▁at ▁ Ō ta w ara , ▁To ch igi ▁( and ▁later ▁re located ▁to ▁Kaz o , ▁S ait ama , ▁and ▁the ▁I J A ▁ 1 st ▁Mechan ized ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁and ▁the ▁Division ’ s ▁mechan ized ▁art illery ▁station ed ▁at ▁To ch igi . ▁Ant icip ating ▁that ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁would ▁land ▁at ▁K uj ū k uri ▁Beach , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁T ank ▁Division ▁was ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁def ensive ▁line ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁Mount ▁T su k uba ▁to ▁the ▁T ama ▁River , ▁with ▁forward ▁units ▁deployed ▁to ▁Ch oshi , ▁Ch iba . ▁The ▁surrender ▁of ▁Japan ▁came ▁before ▁the ▁landing , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁any ▁combat ▁on ▁Japanese ▁soil . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁T ank ▁Division ▁was ▁dem obil ized ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Army . ▁ ▁Command ing ▁officer ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Japanese ▁arm ored ▁divisions ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁T aki ' s ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Army ▁Page ▁- ▁A ki ra ▁Tak iz awa ▁ ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Category : 1 9 4 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Japan ▁Category : 1 9 4 5 ▁dis