2nd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

2nd Tank Division
2nd Tank Division
	Japanese tanks moving toward Manila
Active	1942 - 1945
Country	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Armored division
Garrison/HQ	Tokyo, Japan
Nickname(s)	撃 = Geki (Attack)
Engagements	Second Sino-Japanese War; Second World War Pacific War Invasion of Lingayen Gulf; ; Philippines campaign Battle of Luzon; ; ;

The 2nd Tank Division (戦車第2師団, Sensha Dai-ni Shidan) was one of four armored divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.

Japanese 2nd Tank Division (1942)
Parent unit	14th area army
Components	3. Armored Brigade^[1] 6. Armored Regiment^[1] 7.Armored Regiment^[1] 4. Armored Brigade^[1] 10. Armored Regiment^[1] 11. Armored Regiment^[1] 2. Mechanized Infantry Regiment 2. Self-propelled gun regiment 2. Tank automatic cannon (AT) company 2. Tank reconnaissance regiment 2. Tank anti-aircraft company 2. Tank engineer company 2. Tank maintenance company 2. Tank transport company

Japanese 2nd Tank Division (1945)
Parent unit	14th area army
Components	3. Armored Brigade^[2] 6. Armored Regiment^[2] 7.Armored Regiment^[2] 10. Armored Regiment^[2] 2. Mechanized Infantry Regiment^[2] 2. Self-propelled gun (mobile artillery) regiment^[2] 2. Tank automatic cannon (AT) company^[2] 2. Tank engineer company^[2] 2. Tank maintenance company^[2] 2. Tank transport company^[2] 2. Signal unit^[2] 2. Field hospital (casualty clearance unit)^[2]