Initially under the command of Lieutenant General Thomas Blamey, upon formation the division consisted of the 16th, 17th and 18th Brigades, each established with four infantry battalions.
Captain Mitsuo Kinoshita assumed command on 15 September, when the division consisted of the two Fusō-class and the two s.
With an establishment of 13,118 men, the division consisted of three brigades of infantry – the 20th, 24th and 26th – each consisting of three battalions, along with organic battalion-level engineer, pioneer, artillery, and armoured formations attached at divisional level.
As formed the division consisted of the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment and the 188th Glider Infantry Regiment, and with a complement of 8,321 men was around half the strength of a regular American World War II infantry division.
The surgery division consists of 139 outpatient surgery centers and 3 surgical hospitals.
The Nakh division consists of the languages of the Chechen, Ingush, and Bats.
The division consists of three distinct factions; the Curry crowd, the Smith crowd, and the Roosevelt crowd.
The Housing division consists of apartments and housing projects under the brand name Raemian.
The Business division consists of voice, data, and Internet services and products, and ICT solutions.
The Finance and Risk Management division consists of risk management, controlling and accounting, legal affairs and compliance, personnel, business development, and corporate communications.
