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7th Air Division (Japan)

The 7th Air Division 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.

Commanders
• Lt. General Einosuke Sudō (29 January 1943 – 1 February 1945) • Lt. General Chōji Shirokane (1 February 1945 – 16 July 1945) ==Organisation==
Organisation
• 59th Hikō Sentai (1943) • 5th Hikō Sentai (1943) • 7th Hikō Sentai (1943) • 61st Hikō Sentai (1943) ==See also==
Notes and references
• Shindo, Hiroyuki. 2001, Japanese air operations over New Guinea during the Second World War, Journal of the Australian War Memorial. • Rekishi Dokuhon, Document of the war No. 42 Overview of Imperial Japanese Army Units, Shin-Jinbutsuoraisha Co., Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan, 1998, .
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