63rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

63rd Division
Active1943 - 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
Garrison/HQNorth China
Nickname(s)Camp Division
EngagementsOperation Ichi-Go
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Ken'ichi Kishikawa

The 63rd Division (第63師団, Dai-rokujūsan Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Camp Division (陣兵団, Jin Heidan). It was formed on 1 May 1943 in Beijing, simultaneously with the 62nd division as a security (type C) division. The nucleus for the formation was parts of the 6th and 15th independent mixed brigades. As a security division, it lacked an artillery regiment. The men of the division were drafted from the Utsunomiya mobilization district. The division was initially assigned to the 1st army.