This article deals with the Empire of Japan s ArmyWarCollege. For other war colleges, see WarCollege ... of nihongo Dait a Sensou Greater East Asian War The nihongo ArmyWarCollege Rikugun Daigakk Short form nihongo Rikudai of the Empire of Japan was founded in 1882 in Minato, Tokyo Minato , Tokyo to modernity modernize and Westernization Westernize the Imperial Japanese Army . Much of the empire s elite including Prime Minister of Japan prime ministers during the period of Japanese militarism were graduates of the college. History Supported by influential pro German ministers and army officers, the ArmyWarCollege was modeled after the Prussia n Preu ische Kriegsakademie , with German ... Military history of Japan Category Imperial Japanese Army Category Defunct Japanese military academies ... of the standing army from a garrison based system into a division military divisional system. ref Spang, Japanese German Relations, pp. 24 ref Reporting directly to the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters, the college specialized initially in teaching military tactics tactics , and was regarded as the pinnacle of the Army educational system. For this reason, it accepted only previous graduates of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy who had at least two years but not more than six ... graduates with the best marks are each awarded with an Army Sword by the Emperor and are collectively known as the Army Sword Club. The college graduated 60 classes before it was abolished following the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II . See also Imperial Japanese Army Academy List of graduates of the Japanese Imperial Military Academies Imperial Japanese Army References Reflist added ... Soldiers of the Sun The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army publisher Random House Reprint ... Harald Wippich year 2006 title Japanese German Relations, 1895 1945 War and Diplomacy publisher Routledge ... Japanese Army and Navy Category Military units and formations established in 1882 Category Educational ... more details
This article deals with the Empire of Japan s Naval WarCollege. For other war colleges, see WarCollege . Image IJN Staff College.jpg 300px thumb Commemorative postcard showing Naval Ministry and Naval WarCollege, circa 1900 The nihongo Naval WarCollege Kaigun Daigakk was the staff college of the Imperial Japanese Navy , responsible for training officers for command positions either on warship s, or in staff roles. In the 1880s, the Imperial Japanese Navy realized the need for post graduate study by officer graduates of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy , and established a college in Tsukiji , Tokyo in 1888, the same year the Naval Academy moved from Tsukiji to Etajima, Hiroshima Etajima , Hiroshima Prefecture Hiroshima . The Navy turned to the United Kingdom for assistance in modernity modernizing and Westernization Westernizing , and the Royal Navy provided military advisor s to assist in the development of the curriculum. The first director of the Naval WarCollege was Inoue Kaoru . In comparison with the ArmyWarCollegeJapan , it took longer for navy officers to apply for admission to the Navy WarCollege. A lieutenant or lieutenant commander could apply only after ten years of active service after graduation from the naval academy. Within that ten year period, most applicants also graduated from specialized naval artillery school and torpedo school, lasting six months each. The Naval WarCollege itself was a one year course. See also Imperial Japanese Naval Academy List of graduates of the Japanese Imperial Military Academies References cite book last Gow first Ian year 2004 title Military Intervention in Pre War Japanese Politics Admiral Kato Kanji and the Washington System publisher RoutledgeCurzon location isbn 0700713158 Category Educational institutions ... Category Imperial Japanese Navy Category Naval history of Japan Category Defunct Japanese military academies Category 1888 establishments in Japan de Marinehochschule Japan ja vi i h c ... more details
ArmyWarCollege may refer to ArmyWarCollege, Mhow , an institution of the Indian Army, located in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh ArmyWarCollegeJapan , a former college for officers of the Imperial Japanese Army United States ArmyWarCollege , located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania See also WarCollege disambiguation disambig ... more details
Infobox University name ArmyWarCollege image name image size motto mottoeng established April 1, 1971 ref name mod training cite web url http www.mod.nic.in rec 26training title Recruitment and Training publisher Ministry of Defence, Government of India accessdate 2011 10 28 ref type Military academies in India Military Academy Carnegie Class head label Commandant head deputy head city Mhow District state Madhya Pradesh country India undergrad postgrad 1,300 staff affiliations Indore University campus convert 533.5 acre km2 mascot free label free colors website ArmyWarCollege, Mhow AWC is a tactical training and research institution of the Indian Army located in Mhow , Madhya Pradesh . It develops and evaluates concepts and doctrines for tactics and logistics for the army. The college trains about 1,200 officers of the Indian Army, as well as paramilitary forces each year. History The college was originally established as the College of Combat at Mhow on April 1, 1971. It was spun out of the Infantry School, Mhow . It continued to operated from the campus of the Infantry School until 1988, when the college moved to its new campus. In 2003, the college was renamed as the ArmyWarCollege, Mhow . Training AWC develops doctrines and trains Army personnel for operations in existing environments to which the Indian Army forces are typically deployed, keeping in mind the modern technology and systems they encounter. ref name cisco awc cite web url http www.cisco.com web IN about files awcarmy.pdf title A Combat Ready Network ArmyWarCollege deploys campus wide network publisher Cisco Systems accessdate 2011 10 28 ref AWC aims to train forces for synchronized operation with other services of the armed forces. It develops and validates new operational and logistic concepts through conceptual studies, war games, discussions and seminars. The courses offered at AWC include ... officers of the Indian Army and Indian paramilitary forces undergo training at AWC each year. In addition ... more details
advert date April 2010 The Salvation ArmyWarCollege was established in 2003 by Founders Majors Stephen Court and Danielle Strickland , along with Pioneers Ruth and Ian Gillingham. The WarCollege began in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada and is still its longest running campus. In 2006 a WarCollege ... their discipleship and training endeavours with The Salvation Army through The WarCollege. Curriculum ... links http www.thewarcollege.com The Salvation ArmyWarCollege http armybarmy.com Army Barmy http ... Evans. About The WarCollege is a one year including three three month semesters and one two month deployment incarnational, biblically based, urban missions training college. The mission statement of The WarCollege is to equip and enlist warriors to win the world for Jesus . ref cite web url http www.thewarcollege.com ?page id 779 title WarCollege Vancouver What Is the WarCollege? publisher Thewarcollege.com date accessdate 2010 04 12 ref The Salvation Army endorses The WarCollege on divisional, territorial and international structural schemes in personnel, finances and curriculum. The WarCollege is unique, and incarnationally based. In Vancouver , students live primarily in The Empress ... id 311 title WarCollege Vancouver Academic Calendar publisher Thewarcollege.com date accessdate 2010 ... the world. These people offer insight, spiritual support and endorse The WarCollege. The Board of Reference is currently reforming and will be announced mid June 2010. The WarCollege has had a vast ... be found in the reference . ref cite web url http www.thewarcollege.com ?page id 2 title WarCollege ..., play, rest, service, reflection and action, The WarCollege presents a whole experience to the whole ... in the distinctives of The WarCollege, falling in deeper love with Him integrating intellectual, emotional ..., students can apply for a second or third year with The WarCollege. Phase 1 initial WarCollege ... only or training and meals . There is access to most WarCollege scheduled events. WarCollege ... more details
Refimprove date May 2011 Image USArmyWarCollege.gif right frame The United States ArmyWarCollege is a United ... of Roosevelt Hall National WarCollege Roosevelt Hall on February 21, 1903. The first president of the ArmyWarCollege was Gen. Tasker H. Bliss and the first students attended the College ... is one of the academic programs taught at the U.S. ArmyWarCollege. When the program was founded ... alumni See also Category United States ArmyWarCollege alumni col begin col break John J. Pershing ... of the United States United States Army Basic Strategic Arts Program Staff College United States Military Academy Command and General Staff College United States Army Command and General Staff College National WarCollege Naval WarCollege Marine Corps WarCollege Air WarCollege Strategic Studies Institute References Reflist External links and sources http www.carlisle.army.mil U. S. ArmyWarCollege ... ArmyWarCollege the College s strategic and security research facility http pksoi.army.mil Peacekeeping ... region US PA type edu display title DEFAULTSORT United States ArmyWarCollege Category Carlisle ... in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania de United States ArmyWarCollege nl United States ArmyWarCollege no US ArmyWarCollege ... College and Air WarCollege , each an academic institution administered by a sister service of the United ... The WarCollege is a split functional institution. While a great deal of emphasis is placed on research ... and General Staff College U. S. Army Command and General Staff College where they receive training ... 10 44, the mission of the WarCollege is To prepare selected military, civilian, and international ... Established from the principles learned in the Spanish American War , the College was founded by United ... is located at the WarCollege. The institute s mission is to serve as the U.S. Military s Center of Excellence ... Schools Army 20War 20College.htm U. S. Army heraldic entitlements for the War ... more details
cleanup linkrot date August 2011 Infobox Film name At War with the Army image atwarwiththearmy.jpg caption 1958 theatrical reissue poster exec producer Abner J. Greshler director Hal Walker writer James B. Allardice James Allardice play br Fred Finklehoffe starring Dean Martin br Jerry Lewis br Mike Kellin br Jimmy Dundee br Polly Bergen producer Fred Finklehoffe distributor Paramount Pictures released December 30, 1950 runtime 93 minutes country Cinema of the United States United States language English At War with the Army is a 1950 musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis . It was filmed from July through August 1949, and released on December 30, 1950 by Paramount Pictures Paramount . It was re released in 1958 by OMAT Pictures. Although filmed before My Friend Irma Goes West , it was held back until the sequel to Martin and Lewis smash film debut My Friend Irma film My Friend Irma was released. Plot Vic Puccinelli and Alvin Korwin are former nightclub partners who are now enlisted in the United States Army . Sergeant Puccinelli Dean Martin now ranks above his former equal, Private First Class Korwin Jerry Lewis . Puccinelli is desperately trying to get transferred from his dull job to active duty overseas. Meanwhile, Korwin desperately wants a pass to see his wife and new baby. In addition, they both have to rehearse for the Army ... 091361629X Notes reflist External links Imdb title id 0042209 title At War with the Army Internet Archive film id AtWarWithTheArmy Martin and Lewis Category 1950 films At War with the Army Category 1950s comedy films At War with the Army Category 1950s musical films Category Military humor in film Category American comedy films Category Korean War films Category Films based on plays es At War with the Army eo At War with the Army fa it Il sergente di legno nl At War with the Army pt At War with the Army ... more details
for the Salvation Army training college The WarCollege The Salvation Army For the Russian executive body also known as the War Collegium College of War A WarCollege is a senior military academy which is normally intended for veteran military officers and whose purpose is to educate and train on senior military tacticians, strategists, and leaders. It is also often the place where advanced tactical and strategic thought is conducted, both for the purpose of developing doctrine and for the purpose of identifying implications and shifts in long term patterns. Examples ArmyWarCollege, Mhow of the Indian ArmyArmyWarCollegeJapan Imperial Japanese ArmyWarCollege Naval WarCollegeJapan Imperial Japanese Naval WarCollege PAF Air WarCollege Pakistan Navy WarCollege U.S. ArmyWarCollege National WarCollege U.S. National WarCollege Naval WarCollege U.S. Naval WarCollege Air WarCollege U.S. Air WarCollege disambig mil stub ... more details
The College of War sometimes War Collegium , or similar, but not to be confused with other institutions of the same name was a Russian executive body Collegium ministry collegium , created in the Government reform of Peter I government reform of 1717 . It was the only of the six original and three new colleges to survive the decentralising reforms of Catherine II of Russia . Under Paul I of Russia Paul I , it became the model for a newly centralised government. It contained several functional departments operating independently but under the overall supervision of the college and its President after 1798 there were to be seven sections. In 1802 it became the Ministry of War Russia Ministry of Land Forces , though this resulted in no fundamental change to the nature of the institution. Presidents Prince Alexander Menshikov 1717 24 Prince Anikita Repnin 1724 26 Prince Mikhail Golitsin 1728 30 Prince Vasily Lukich Dolgorukov Vasiliy Dolgorukov 1730 31 Count Burkhard Christoph von Munnich 1732 41 Prince Nikita Trubetskoy 1760 63 Count Zakhar Grigor evich Chernyshev Zakhar Chernyshev 1763 74 Prince Grigory Potemkin 1774 91 Count Nikolay Saltykov 1791 1802 See also List of heads of the military of Imperial Russia References cite book author Janet M. Hartley title Russia, 1762 1825 military power, the state, and the people url http books.google.com books?id pLAMsDm3wJEC&pg PA127 accessdate 9 January 2011 year 2008 publisher ABC CLIO isbn 9780275978716 pages 127 Cite journal author John P. Ledonne title Russian governors general, 1775 1825 journal Cahiers du monde russe date 1 2001 volume 42 pages 5 30 url http www.cairn.info revue cahiers du monde russe 2001 1 page 5.htm accessdate 9 January 2011 Government of Russian Empire Category Collegia of the Russian Empire Category 1717 establishments Category 1802 disestablishments ru Russia gov stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox Military Unit unit name United States Army, Japan image File United States Army, Japan Shoulder sleeve insignia.svg 200px caption United States Army, Japan shoulder sleeve insignia dates 1957 present country United States branch United States Army type role size command structure United States Forces Japan br United States Army Pacific Command garrison Camp Zama , Japan garrison label nickname patron motto Omnia Fieri Potest colors colors label march mascot equipment equipment label battles anniversaries decorations battle honours Commanders commander1 Major General Michael Harrison commander1 label Current Commander commander2 commander2 label commander3 commander3 label notable commanders Roscoe Robinson Jr. Insignia identification symbol File United States Army, Japan distinctive unit insignia.png 150px identification symbol label Distinctive Unit Insignia ... symbol 3 label United States Army, Japan USARJ consists of about 2,000 soldiers and is charged, during ... and Okinawa . USARJ participates actively with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force in bilateral training exercises and the development of bilateral plans. It commands and supports United States Army ... maintenance of defense facilities, war reserves and operational project stocks. USARJ, along with the 9th Theater Support Command, is headquartered at Camp Zama . United States Army, Japan consists of U.S. Army Garrison, Japan 9th Theater Support Command, Camp Zama, Japan the former IX Corps United States IX Corps 10th Area Support Group, Okinawa, Japan U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District U.S. Army Garrison, Japan, Band File US Army, japan units.png References http www.usarj.army.mil United States Army, Japan http www.globalsecurity.org military agency army usarj.htm Globalsecurity.org USGovernment sourceURL http www.usfj.mil welcome.html US army stub Category Commands of the United States Army pl Armia Stan w Zjednoczonych Japonia ... more details
The Fourth Air Army was a land based aviation force of the Imperial Japanese Army . Formed in Rabaul in June 1943, consisting of the 6th Air Division Japan 6th and 7th Air Division Japan 7th Air Division s. The air army was responsible for covering the Solomon Islands , Dutch New Guinea and the Territories of Territory of Papua Papua and Territory of New Guinea New Guinea areas of operations. The headquarters was based at Rabaul. References Shindo, Hiroyuki. 2001, http www.awm.gov.au journal j34 shindo.asp Japanese air operations over New Guinea during the Second World War , Journal of the Australian War Memorial. Category Units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name First General Army image caption dates April 8, 1945 November 30, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Army group garrison ... Japanese First General Army date 1945 parent Imperial General Headquarters subordinate br Japanese Eleventh Area Army Fiftieth ArmyJapan IJA 50th Army IJA 72nd Division IJA 142nd Division IJA 222nd Division IJA 322nd Division IJA 113rd Independent Combined Brigade Japanese Twelfth Area Army Thirty Sixth ArmyJapan IJA 36th Army Fifty First ArmyJapan IJA 51st Army Fifty Second ArmyJapan IJA 52nd Army Fifty Third ArmyJapan IJA 53rd Army Tokyo Port Defense Brigade IJA 321st Division IJA 1st Anti Aircraft Brigade Tokyo Defense Army IJA 66th Independent Combined Brigade IJA 67th Independent Combined Brigade Japanese Thirteenth Area Army Fifty Fourth ArmyJapan IJA 54th Army IJA 73rd Division ... The nihongo First General Army 1 Dai ichi S gun was an army group of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for the defense of eastern and northern Honsh , including the T kai region T kai and Kant region s during the final stage of Pacific War . History The First General Army was established ... General ArmyJapan Second General Army . It was essentially a Militia home guard and garrison , responsible ... index.php?id 6758 title Axis History Factbook work First General Army Category Army groups of Japan ... of the projected Allies of World War II Allied invasion of the Japanese home islands in Operation ... its territory encompassed all of northern Japan, its primary mission was to ensure the security ... and Volunteer Fighting Corps home guard militia . The First General Army remained active for several months after the surrender of Japan to help maintain public order until the arrival of the American occupation of Japan American occupation forces , and to oversee the final demobilization and dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Army. Commanders Commanding officer class wikitable Name From To 1 Field ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Northern District Army image caption dates December 2, 1940 December 1, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Sapporo nickname battles Soviet invasion of Manchuria command structure name Northern District Japan date 1945 parent Imperial General Headquarters subordinate br IJA 7th Division 7th Infantry Division IJA 47th Division 47th Infantry Division Karafuto Independent Mixed Brigade Soya Fortress Tsugaru Fortress Muroran Fortress The nihongo Northern District Army Hokubugun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army , responsible for defense of the northern region of the Japanese home islands , including Hokkaid , Karafuto and the Chishima Islands . History On August 1, 1935 the Japanese home territories were divided administratively into six geographical regions for the purposes of recruiting, organizing civil defense and fortifications. On December 2, 1940, the Northern Army was raised under the overall jurisdiction of the General Defense Command . Primarily a garrison and training force, on February 11, 1943, the Northern Army was renamed the Northern District Army, and came under the direct command of the Imperial General Headquarters . Towards the end of World War II , as the situation looked increasingly desperate for Japan, the Northern Area Army became the Japanese Fifth Area Army on March 10, 1944. It was reactivated as the Northern District Army on February 1, 1945 as a headquarters and administrative command, with its forces concurrent with the Japanese 5th Area Army List of commanders Commanding officers class wikitable Name From To 1 Lieutenant General Kisaburo Hamamoto 2 December 1940 1 August 1942 2 General Kiishiro Higuchi 1 August 1942 10 March 1944 ... url http www.axishistory.com index.php?id 7114 title Axis History Factbook work Northern ArmyJapan Category Field armies of Japan Northern Category Military units and formations established in 1940 ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Thirty Seventh Army image caption dates 11 April 1942 15 August 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison ... Army 37 Dai sanjy nana gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II . History The Japanese 37th Army was formed as Borneo Defense Army , a garrison force organized on 11 April 1942 under the Southern Expeditionary Army Group following the Japanese invasion and occupation ... structure name Japanese 37th Army date 1945 parent Southern Expeditionary Army Group subordinate ... 1944, with the threat of possible landings of Allies of World War II Allied forces to retake ... Expeditionary Army changed, and the Borneo Defense Army was re designated the Japanese Thirty Seventh Army . The Japanese 37th Army was undermanned and poorly equipped, with most equipment and experienced units shifted toward more critical areas of the South West Pacific theatre of World War II Southwest Pacific front . Nonetheless, it put up a stiff resistance to landings by Australian Army ... Borneo and Operation Oboe Six . The Japanese 37th Army was Demobilization demobilized at the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945 at Kuching . List of commanders Commanding officer class wikitable Name From To 1 General Toshinari Maeda 11 April 1942 5 September 1942 Borneo Defense Army 2 General Masataka Yamawaki 5 September 1942 22 September 1944 Borneo Defense Army 3 Lieutenant General Masao Baba 26 December 1944 September 1945 Japanese 37th Army Chief of Staff class wikitable Name From To 1 Major General Satoshi Makoto 11 April 1942 22 September 1944 Borneo Defense Army 2 Lieutenant General Keishin Managi 22 September 1944 24 February 1945 Japanese 37th Army 3 Major General Shigeru Kuroda 24 February 1945 September 1945 Japanese 37th Army See also Batu Lintang camp References Books ... www.axishistory.com index.php?id 7713 work Axis History Factbook title Borneo Defense Army cite web ... more details
role in the subsequent Japanese drive towards Battle of Mukden Mukden in the closing stages of the war. It was disbanded at the end of the war. The Japanese 3rd Army was raised again on January ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Third Army image Image Japanese 11 inch seige gun shells port stanley.jpg 150px caption IJA 3rd Army at Port Arthur, 1904 dates May 1904 Aug 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Yanji , Manchukuo nickname nihongo Iwa rock battles Russo Japanese War br Soviet invasion of Manchuria command structure name Japanese 3rd Army date 30 July 1945 parent Japanese First Area Army subordinate br 3rd Army Headquarters 132nd Independent Mixed Brigade 101st Mixed Regiment 101st Mixed Regiment 2nd Heavy ... Division 128th Infantry Division The nihongo Japanese 3rd Army 3 Dai san gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army based in Manchukuo as a garrison force under the overall command of the Kwantung Army during World War II, but its history dates to the Russo Japanese War . History The Japanese 3rd Army was initially raised during the Russo Japanese War under the command of General Nogi Maresuke . In the initial stages of the war, its primary mission was the Siege of Port Arthur . After ... Union Soviet Red Army . It afterwards came under the command of the Japanese First Area Army in July 1942. As the war situation deteriorated for the Japanese in southeast Asia, the more experienced units and much of the equipment of the IJA 3rd Army were transferred to other units. During ... battle hardened Red army Soviet Army , and it was forced back from various locations in Jilin Kirin province to the Korea under Japanese rule Korean border , surrendering at the end of the war ... first Bernard coauthors year 1999 title The Japanese Army 1931 45 Volume 2, 1942 45 publisher Osprey ... cite book last Marston first Daniel coauthors year 2005 title The Pacific War Companion From ... more details
of Japan title In the Service of the Emperor Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army publisher University ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Fifty Second Army image Image Student militia at Kujukurihama.jpg 250px caption Student militia at Kujukurihama, Chiba dates April 7, 1945 August 15, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Sakura, Chiba nickname nihongo Sh Victory battles Operation Downfall command structure name Japanese 52nd Army date 1945 parent Japanese Twelfth Area Army subordinate br Imperial Guard of Japan 3rd Imperial Guards Division Naruto, Chiba Naruto IJA 147th Division 147th Infantry Division Mobara, Chiba Mobara IJA 152nd Division 152nd Infantry Division Choshi, Chiba Choshi IJA 234th Division 234th Infantry Division S sa, Chiba S sa 3rd Independent Armored Brigade 8th Artillery Headquarters The nihongo Japanese 52nd Army 52 Dai gojy ni gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II . History The Japanese 52nd Army was formed on April 7, 1945 under the Japanese Twelfth Area Army Japanese 12th Area Army as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allies of World War II Allied forces in central Honsh during Operation Downfall . The Japanese 52nd Army was based in Sakura, Chiba Sakura , Chiba Prefecture and was thus intended to guard the closest beachhead to Tokyo and the Kant region along the B s ... demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945 without having seen combat. List of Commanders ... Army 1931 45 Volume 2, 1942 45 publisher Osprey Publishing location id ISBN 1841763543 cite book ... year 2005 title The Pacific War Companion From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima publisher Osprey Publishing ... The Invasion of Japan Alternative to the Bomb Downfall publisher University of South Carolina Press ... index.php?id 7697 title Axis History Factbook work Japanese Fifty Second Army Category ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Twenty Ninth Army image caption dates January 6, 1944 August 15, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Taiping, Perak Taiping , British Malaya Malaya nickname nihongo Tei battles command structure name Japanese 29th Army date 1945 parent Japanese Seventh Area Army subordinate br IJA 94th Division 94th Infantry Division IJA 35th Independent Combined Brigade IJA 36th Independent Combined Brigade IJA 37th Independent Combined Brigade IJA 70th Independent Combined Brigade The nihongo Japanese 29th Army 29 Dai nijy kyu gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II . History The Japanese 29th Army was initially raised on January 6, 1944 in the Taiping, Perak Taiping in Perak state in Japanese occupied British Malaya Malaya as a garrison force, and in anticipation of Allies of World War II Allied attempted to invade and retake the Malay Peninsula . Initially under command of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group , the IJA 29th Army was transferred to the Japanese Seventh Area Army on March 27, 1944. As the war situation on the Pacific War Pacific front grew increasingly desperate for Japan, the Imperial Japanese Army was unable to provide reinforcements and resupply to units south of the Philippines , and the IJA 29th Army was demobilized at the surrender of Japan without having seen combat. List of Commanders class wikitable Name From To Commanding Officer Lieutenant General Teizo Ishiguro 7 January 1945 September 1945 Chief of Staff ... Army 1931 45 Volume 2, 1942 45 publisher Osprey Publishing location id ISBN 1841763543 cite book ... year 2005 title The Pacific War Companion From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima publisher Osprey Publishing ... index.php?id 7680 title Axis History Factbook work Japanese 29th Army Category Japanese ... disestablished in 1945 Japan mil hist stub ja 29 zh 29 ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Fifty Sixth Army image caption dates April 21, 1945 August 15, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison nickname battles Operation Downfall command structure name Japanese 56th Army date 1945 parent Japanese Sixteenth Area Army subordinate br IJA 145th Division 145th Infantry Division Ashiya, Fukuoka Ashiya IJA 312th Division 312th Infantry Division Saga, Saga Saga IJA 351st Division 351st Infantry Division Fukuoka, Fukuoka Fukuoka 4th Independent Armored Regiment Miyawaka, Fukuoka Fukumaru 6th Artillery Headquarters Fukuoka, Fukuoka Fukuoka The nihongo Japanese 56th Army 56 Dai gojyuroku gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II . History The Japanese 56th Army was formed on April 21, 1945 under the Japanese Sixteenth Area Army Japanese 16th Area Army as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allies of World War II Allied forces in northern Ky sh during Operation Downfall . The Japanese 56th Army was based in Iizuka, Fukuoka Iizuka city , Fukuoka Prefecture . It consisted mostly ... of Japan on August 15, 1945 without having seen combat. List of Commanders class wikitable Name ... of the Homeland & Intelligence Forecasting for the Invasion of Japan title In the Service of the Emperor Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army publisher University of Nebraska Press location ... book last Jowett first Bernard coauthors year 1999 title The Japanese Army 1931 45 Volume 2, 1942 ... War Companion From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima publisher Osprey Publishing location id ISBN 1841768820 cite book last Skates first John Ray coauthors year 1994 title The Invasion of Japan Alternative ... 7701 title Axis History Factbook work Japanese Fifty Sixth Army cite web last Ammenthorp first Steen ... of World War II Category Japanese armies 56 Category Military units and formations established in 1945 ... more details
of Japan title In the Service of the Emperor Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army publisher University ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Fiftieth Army image caption dates June 19, 1945 August 15, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison nickname nihongo Shun Genius battles Operation Downfall command structure name Japanese Fiftieth Army date 1945 parent Japanese Eleventh Area Army subordinate br IJA 157th Division 157th Infantry Division Towada, Aomori Towada br IJA 308th Division 308th Infantry Division Aomori, Aomori Aomori 95th Independent Mixed Brigade Hachinohe, Aomori Hachinohe The nihongo Japanese 50th Army 50 Dai gojy gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II . History The Japanese 50th Army was formed on June 19, 1945 under the Japanese Eleventh Area Army Japanese 11th Area Army as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allies of World War II Allied forces in the northern prefectures of the T hoku region of northern Honsh during Operation Downfall . The Japanese 50th Army was based in Aomori Prefecture and consisted mostly of poorly trained and poorly armed military reserves reservists , military conscription conscripted students, Volunteer Fighting Corps militia and walking wounded . It was Demobilization demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945 without having seen combat. List of Commanders class wikitable Name From To Commanding officer Lieutenant General Toshimoto Hoshino ... Army 1931 45 Volume 2, 1942 45 publisher Osprey Publishing location id ISBN 1841763543 cite ... coauthors year 2005 title The Pacific War Companion From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima publisher Osprey ... The Invasion of Japan Alternative to the Bomb Downfall publisher University of South Carolina Press ... www.axishistory.com index.php?id 7695 title Axis History Factbook work Japanese Fiftieth Army Category ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Fifty First Army image File Operation Coronet.jpg 250px caption Landing Map for Operation Downfall dates April 18, 1945 August 15, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Tsuchiura, Ibaraki nickname nihongo Ken Build battles Operation Downfall command structure name Japanese 51st Army date 1945 parent Japanese Twelfth Area Army subordinate br IJA 44th Division 44th Infantry Division Takahagi, Ibaraki Ogawa IJA 151st Division 151st Infantry Division Mito, Ibaraki Mito IJA 221st Division 221st Infantry Division Kashima, Ibaraki Kashima 115th Independent Mixed Brigade Shibasaki 116th Independent ... Japanese 51st Army 51 Dai gojy ichi gun was an corp army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II . History The Japanese 51st Army was formed on April 8, 1945 under the Japanese Twelfth Area Army as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allies of World War II Allied forces in central Honsh during Operation Downfall . The Japanese 51st Army was based in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Tsuchiura , Ibaraki Prefecture and was thus intended ... Corps militia home guard militia . The Japanese 51st Army was Demobilization demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945 without having seen combat. List of Commanders class wikitable ... of the Homeland & Intelligence Forecasting for the Invasion of Japan title In the Service of the Emperor Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army publisher University of Nebraska Press location ... X cite book last Jowett first Bernard coauthors year 1999 title The Japanese Army 1931 45 Volume 2, 1942 ... War Companion From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima publisher Osprey Publishing location id ISBN 1841768820 cite book last Skates first John Ray coauthors year 1994 title The Invasion of Japan Alternative ...?id 7696 title Axis History Factbook work Japanese Fifty First Army Category Japanese armies 51 Category ... more details
of Japan title In the Service of the Emperor Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army publisher University ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Fifty Eighth Army image caption dates April 7, 1945 August 15, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison nickname battles Operation Downfall command structure name Japanese 58th Army date 1945 parent Japanese Seventeenth Area Army subordinate br IJA 96th Division 96th Infantry Division IJA 111th Division 111th Infantry Division IJA 121st Division 121st Infantry Division 108th Independent Mixed Brigade 109th Independent Mixed Brigade 12th Artillery Headquarters The nihongo Japanese 58th Army 58 Dai gojy hachi gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II . History The Japanese 58th Army was formed on April 7, 1945 under the Japanese Seventeenth Area Army Japanese 17th Area Army as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allies of World War II Allied forces in Jeju do Saishuto island during Operation Downfall . The Japanese 58th Army consisted mostly of poorly trained military reserves reservists , military conscription conscripted students and militia home guard militia . It was Demobilization demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945 without having seen combat. List of Commanders Commanding officer class wikitable Name From To 1 Lieutenant General Sadashige Nagatsu 7 April 1945 15 August 1945 Chief of staff military Chief of Staff class wikitable Name From To 1 ... Army 1931 45 Volume 2, 1942 45 publisher Osprey Publishing location id ISBN 1841763543 cite book ... coauthors year 2005 title The Pacific War Companion From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima publisher Osprey ... The Invasion of Japan Alternative to the Bomb Downfall publisher University of South Carolina Press ... www.axishistory.com index.php?id 7703 title Axis History Factbook work Japanese Fifty Eighth Army Category ... more details
orphan date March 2010 Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Twenty Seventh Army image Image Japanese ski troops.jpg 220px caption Japanese ski troops in the Chishima Islands dates March 16, 1944 February 1, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Iturup Etorofu nickname nihongo Hokubu Northern battles Soviet invasion of Manchuria command structure name Japanese 27th Army date 1945 parent Japanese Fifth Area Army subordinate br IJA 42nd Division 42nd Infantry Division IJA 91st Division 91st Infantry Division 3rd Marines Battalion 4th Marines Battalion The nihongo Japanese 27th Army 27 Dai nijy nana gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II . History The Japanese 27th Army was formed on March 16, 1944 as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allies of World War II Allied forces in the northern Kurile islands Chishima Islands territories from northeastern Hokkaid to Kamchatka during Operation Downfall . It was headquartered on Iturup Etorofu . The Japanese 27th Army consisted mostly of poorly trained military ... Area Army Japanese 5th Area Army List of Commanders class wikitable Name From To Commanding officer ... Forecasting for the Invasion of Japan title In the Service of the Emperor Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army publisher University of Nebraska Press location id ISBN 0 8032 1708 0 cite book ... coauthors year 1999 title The Japanese Army 1931 45 Volume 2, 1942 45 publisher Osprey Publishing ... cite book last Marston first Daniel coauthors year 2005 title The Pacific War Companion From Pearl ... John Ray coauthors year 1994 title The Invasion of Japan Alternative to the Bomb Downfall publisher ... work Japanese Twenty Seventh Army Category Japanese armies 27 Category Military units and formations established in 1944 Category Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Japan mil hist ... more details
Army was Demobilization demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945 at Hanoi . List ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Thirty Eighth Army image caption dates November 9, 1942 August 15, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Hanoi nickname nihongo Shin Trustworthy battles command structure name Japanese 38th Army date 1945 parent Southern Expeditionary Army Group subordinate br IJA 2nd Division 2nd Infantry Division ... 52nd Infantry Division 34th Independent Infantry Brigade The nihongo Japanese 38th Army 38 Dai sanjy hachi gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II . History The nihongo Indochina Garrison Army Indoshina Chutongun was formed on September 9, 1942 under the Southern Expeditionary Army Group following the Japanese invasion and occupation of Invasion of French ... of World War II Allied forces to retake French Indochina increasing, the organizational structure of the Southern Expeditionary Army changed, and the Indochina Garrison Army was re designated the Japanese Thirty Eighth Army . It remained stationed in French Indochina as a garrison force as before. The Japanese 38th Army was involved in the Second French Indochina Campaign of March 1945, which ... Machijiri 10 November 1942 22 November 1944 Indochina Garrison Army 2 Lieutenant General Yuitsu Tsuchihashi 22 November 1944 20 December 1944 Indochina Garrison Army 3 Lieutenant General Yuitsu Tsuchihashi 20 December 194 September 1945 Japanese 38th Army Chief of Staff class wikitable Name From To 1 Lieutenant General Saburo Kawamura 5 December 1942 22 November 1944 Indochina Garrison Army 2 Lieutenant General Saburo Kawamura 20 December 1944 2 June 1945 Japanese 38th Army 3 Major General Teiji Koudo 2 June 1945 September 1945 Japanese 38th Army References reflist Books cite book last Frank ... index.php?id 7698 title Axis History Factbook work Japanese Thirty Eighth Army cite web last Wendel ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Forty Third Army image caption dates March 10, 1945 August 15, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Jinan , Shandong , China nickname battles Operation Downfall command structure name Japanese 43rd Army date 1945 parent North China Area Army subordinate br IJA 47th Division 47th Infantry Division 5th Independent Mixed Brigade 9th Independent Mixed Brigade 1st Independent Infantry Brigade The nihongo Japanese 43rd Army 43 Dai yonjy san gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final stages of World War II . History The Japanese 43rd Army was formed on March 10, 1941 under the Northern China Area Army as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allies of World War II Allied forces in Shandong province during Operation Downfall . The Japanese 43rd Army consisted mostly of poorly trained and poorly equipped military reserves reservists from other units. It was Demobilization demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945 at Jinan without having seen combat. List of Commanders class wikitable Name From To Commanding officer Lieutenant General Tadayasu Hosokawa 31 March 1945 September 1945 Chief of staff military Chief of Staff Major General Mitsuo Kubo 31 March 1945 1 June 1945 Chief of staff military Chief of Staff Major General Mitsuru Samukawa 1 June 1945 September 1945 References reflist Books cite book last Frank first Richard B coauthors year 1999 title Downfall The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire publisher Random House location New York id ISBN 0 679 41424 X cite book last Madej first Victor coauthors year 1981 title Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937 1945 publisher Game Publishing Company location id ASIN B000L4CYWW External links cite web last Wendel first Marcus ... Third Army Category Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Category Japanese armies ... more details
Army Category Field armies of Japan Category Military units and formations established in 1937 ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Western District Army image caption dates August 1, 1937 November 30, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Field Army garrison nickname battles Operation Downfall The nihongo Western District Army Seibu h men gun was a regional command of the Imperial Japanese Army equivalent to a field army responsible for the defense of the Kant region and western Honsh , Shikoku and Ky sh during the Pacific War . It was one ... . History The Western District Army was established on 2 August 1937 as part of the regional realignment of the Imperial Japanese Army as the nihongo Western Defense Command Seibu Boei Shireibu ... . On 1 August 1940, it was renamed again as the nihongo Western Army Seibu gun , which became the Western District Army on 1 February 1945. The Western District Army existed concurrently with the Japanese Sixteenth Area Army Japanese 16th Area Army and the Japanese Fifteenth Area Army Japanese 15th Area Army , which were tasked with organizing the final defenses of Ky sh and Shikoku against ... Army assumed all administrative functions, whereas the individual area armies were operational combat commands. The Western District Army remained active for several months after the surrender of Japan to help maintain public order until the arrival of the American occupation of Japan American ... Army. Commanders Commanding officer class wikitable Name From To 1 Lieutenant General Tomou Kodama ... Ineda 3 May 1945 13 October 1945 See also Armies of the Imperial Japanese Army References Books cite book last Brooks first Lester year 1968 title Behind Japan s Surrender The Secret Struggle That Ended ... & Intelligence Forecasting for the Invasion of Japan title In the Service of the Emperor Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army publisher University of Nebraska Press location isbn 0 8032 1708 0 cite book ... more details
Encyclopedia
top
