This article deals with the Empire of Japan s ArmyWarCollege. For other war colleges, see WarCollege . File Rikugun Daigakko.jpg 250px right thumb Former location of the ArmyWarCollege. The nihongo ArmyWarCollege Rikugun Daigakk Short form nihongo Rikudai of the Empire of Japan was founded ... 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 ... 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 ... disestablished in 1945 Category Military history of Japan Category Imperial Japanese Army Category Defunct Japanese military academies de Heereshochschule Japan ko ja ru ... in assisting in the reorganization of the standing army from a garrison based system into a division ... . Each year, the 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 under references heading by script assisted edit cite book last ... Army publisher Random House Reprint edition location isbn 0 679 75303 6 cite book last Spang first ... 1945 War and Diplomacy publisher Routledge isbn 0415342481 External links http maisov.oops.jp e lindd.htm Organization of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy Category Military units and formations established ... 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 mil unit dis ... 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 ru ... 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. Present Commandant Lt Gen P G Kamath, AVSM, YSM, SM. 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 ... also known as, Indore University . About 1,200 officers of the Indian Army and Indian paramilitary ... more details
advert date April 2010 Infobox university name The Salvation ArmyWarCollege image name image size 160px ... http www.thewarcollege.com The Salvation ArmyWarCollege http ubc.ca ubc.ca logo 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 Campus was opened in Charlotte , North ... with The Salvation Army through The WarCollege. Curriculum 100 Level Spiritual Basics Courses ... ArmyWarCollege http armybarmy.com Army Barmy http www.24 7prayer.com 24 7 Prayer http www.armybarmy.com ... Jonathan Evans and Spiritual Formation Director Carla Evans. About The WarCollege is a one year ..., urban missions training college. The mission statement of The WarCollege is to equip and enlist ... 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 ... , poverty and prostitution rates. Students who attend The WarCollege identify themselves with the poor ... of Practical Ministry degree and continue with The WarCollege in its Phase Two option. The 24 ... here. ref cite web url http www.thewarcollege.com ?page id 311 title WarCollege Vancouver Academic ..., 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 number of people serve as local and or visiting ... url http www.thewarcollege.com ?page id 2 title WarCollege Vancouver Faculty publisher Thewarcollege.com ..., all your soul, and all your strength. The year at The WarCollege http www.thewarcollege.com is one ..., The WarCollege presents a whole experience to the whole person body, soul and spirit. Students ... more details
Refimprove date May 2011 Image USArmyWarCollege.gif right frame The United States ArmyWarCollege is a United ... to U. S. Army regulation 10 44, the mission of the WarCollege is To prepare selected military, civilian ... Masonic laying of the cornerstone 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 ... Strategic Art Program is one of the academic programs taught at the U.S. ArmyWarCollege. When the program ... in SSTR operations across the globe. Notable alumni See also Category United States ArmyWarCollege ... 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 official website http www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil Strategic Studies Institute of the US ArmyWarCollege the College s strategic and security research ... ArmyWarCollege Category Carlisle, Pennsylvania Category Universities and colleges in Pennsylvania ... ArmyWarCollege nl United States ArmyWarCollege no US ArmyWarCollege ... College and Air WarCollege , each an academic institution administered by a sister service of the United ... policies.cfm ref The WarCollege is a split functional institution. While a great deal of emphasis ... completed the Command and General Staff College U. S. Army Command and General Staff College where ... Elihu Root History Established from the principles learned in the Spanish American War , the College ... , Senior Leader education, support to Army Senior Leader research, and support to both US ArmyWarCollege USAWC and Army Senior Leader strategic communication efforts. CSL s professional staff and Collins ... Operations Institute PKSOI is located at the WarCollege. The institute s mission is to serve ... heraldic entitlements for the WarCollege http slate.msn.com id 2101221 What Is the WarCollege ... more details
about the Salvation Army training college The WarCollege The Salvation Army 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 disambiguation mil stub ... more details
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 songs Jay Livingston br Ray Evans 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 and introducing Polly Bergen . 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 Set at an army post in Kentucky at the end of 1944, ref cite web author The Broadway League url http www.ibdb.com production.php?ID 1825 title At War With the Army & 124 IBDB The official source for Broadway ...?id 1825 title At War With the Army & 124 IBDB The official source for Broadway Information publisher ... 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 World War II 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 ... nightclub partners who are now enlisted in the United States Army . First Sergeant Puccinelli ... to see his wife and new baby. In addition, they both have to rehearse for the Army s talent show ... 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 Flag United States branch Army United States 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 ... States Army, Japan distinctive unit insignia.png 150px identification symbol label Distinctive Unit ... symbol 3 label United States Army, Japan USARJ consists of about 2,000 soldiers and is charged ..., Civilians, and their Families. United States Army, Japan consists of U.S. Army Garrison, Japan 10th Support Group United States 10th Support Group , Okinawa, Japan U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , Japan District U.S. Army Garrison, Japan, Band Map 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 ... establishments in Japan Category United States military in JapanArmy Category Commands of the United States ArmyJapan pl Armia Stan w Zjednoczonych Japonia ... Honsh and Okinawa . USARJ participates actively with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force in bilateral ... Army assigned units, attached units, and augmentation forces and employs these forces in support of the commander ... maintenance of defense facilities, war reserves and operational project stocks. USARJ is headquartered at Camp Zama . As the Army Component Command to United States Forces Japan USFJ and as a Major Subordinate Command of United States Army Pacific USARPAC , United States ArmyJapan USARJ I Corps FWD is responsible to provide support of Article V Defense of Japan and VI ensuring regional stability of the Mutual Security Treaty MST . It serves as a forward stationed Army command and control ... 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 Second 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 Second General Army date 1945 parent Imperial General Headquarters subordinate br Japanese Fifteenth Area Army Fifty Fifth ArmyJapan IJA 55th Army Fifty Ninth ArmyJapan IJA 59th Army IJA 144th ... Yura Fortress Garrison Japanese Sixteenth Area Army Fortieth ArmyJapan IJA 40th Army Fifty Sixth ArmyJapan IJA 56th Army Fifty Seventh ArmyJapan IJA 57th Army IJA 25th Division IJA 57th Division ..., the atomic bombing ended the Second General Army as an effective military organization for Imperial Japanese Army units in western Japan. Elements remained in place under the Supreme Commander of the Allied ... Army groups of Japan Category Military units and formations established in 1945 Category Military ... Fortress Garrison The nihongo Second General Army 2 Dai ni S gun was an army group of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for the defense of western Honsh and Ky sh during the final stage of Pacific War . History The Second General Army was established on April 8, 1945 with the dissolution of the General Defense Command into the First General ArmyJapan First and Second General Army. It was essentially a Militia home guard and garrison , responsible for civil defense , anti aircraft ... of World War II Allied invasion of the Japanese home islands in Operation Downfall or nihongo Operation ... Japan, its primary mission was to ensure the security of southern Ky sh , which was regarded ... militia . After the Battle of Okinawa fall of Okinawa , the command of the Second General Army was relocated ... Army was killed. Survivors regrouped at Ujina Air Base at the outskirts of Hiroshima, where they organized ... Okazaki 18 July 1945 15 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 ... 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
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
Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Thaton nickname nihongo Kon Descendant battles command structure name Japanese 33rd Army date 1945 parent Burma Area Army subordinate IJA 18th Division 18th Infantry Division br 56th Division Imperial Japanese Army 56th Infantry Division br IJA 53rd Infantry Division 53rd Infantry Division br 2nd Division Imperial Japanese Army 2nd Infantry Division part br IJA 49th Division 49th Infantry Division part br 24th Mixed Brigade Imperial Japanese Army 24th Mixed Brigade The nihongo Japanese 33rd Army 33 Dai sanjy san gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II . History The Japanese 33rd Army was raised on April 7, 1944 in Rangoon , Japanese occupied Burma as a garrison force, and in anticipation of Allies of World War II Allied attempts to invade and retake northern Burma. It was under the overall command of the Burma Area Army . When first formed, the army controlled the 18th Division Imperial Japanese Army 18th Division facing the American trained ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Thirty third Army image Image Japanese troops on elephant in Burma.jpg ... Army 56th Division facing the National Revolutionary Army Chinese armies in Yunnan province. It also ... the Chindits around Indaw . During May, the army was reinforced by the 53rd Division Imperial Japanese Army 53rd Division which took on the Chindits, and regiments from the 2nd Division Imperial Japanese Army 2nd Division and 49th Division Imperial Japanese Army 49th Division which reinforced 56th Division. Facing the various Allied threats, the army was unable to prevent the capture of Mogaung and Myitkyina ... as a fighting force. 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 . The 33rd Army as with all Japanese forces in Burma was increasingly ... more details
had signed a treaty of friendship with Japan on December 21, 1941. The 15th Army quickly advanced through southern Burma, defeating the British and Indian Burma Army in several engagements, and capturing the capital, Rangoon by March 7, 1942. The Army was reinforced by troops released by the Battle ... War II Allies from Burma. During the Burma Campaign 1942 1943 following year , the Army remained ... heavy casualties on a long range penetration raid under Orde Wingate . In 1944, Fifteenth Army became part of the Burma Area Army . Lieutenant General Iida was posted back to Japan and Lieutenant General ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Fifteenth Army image Image IJA 15th Army on border of Burma.jpg 180px caption Japanese troops on border of Burma dates 1941 11 09 1945 08 15 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Rangoon nickname nihongo Hayashi Sh dan Grove battles Burma Campaign command structure name Japanese Fifteenth Army date at the First Arakan Campaign parent Southern Expeditionary Army subordinate br IJA 18th Division ... IJA 56th Division 56th Infantry Division command structure name Japanese Fifteenth Army date at the Imphal Campaign parent Burma Area Army subordinate br IJA 15th Division 15th Infantry Division ... name Japanese Fifteenth Army date August 1945 parent Japanese Eighteenth Area Army subordinate br ... Infantry Division The nihongo Japanese 15th Army 15 Dai jy go gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the World War II . History The Japanese 15th Army was formed on November 9. 1941 as a component of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group for the specific task of Japanese conquest ... 15th Army invaded southern Burmese province of Taninthayi Division Tenasserim . The Fifteenth Army consisted initially of the highly regarded 33rd Division Imperial Japanese Army 33rd Infantry Division ... of the difficulties, the Fifteenth Army was almost destroyed in the Battle of Imphal and the Battle ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Thirtieth Army image File Kwantung Army Headquarters.JPG 250px caption Kwangtung Army HQ in Hsinking, which also housed the IJA 30th Army HQ dates July 30, 1945 August 15, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Hsinking , Manchukuo nickname nihongo Hashi rapid battles Soviet invasion of Manchuria command structure name Japanese 30th Army date 1945 parent Japanese Third Area Army subordinate br 39th Division Imperial Japanese Army 39th Infantry Division IJA 125th Division 125th Infantry Division IJA 138th Division 138th Infantry Division IJA 148th Division 148th Infantry Division 2nd Engineering Brigade The nihongo Japanese 30th Army 30 Dai sanjy gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II . History The Japanese 30th Army was initially raised on July 30, 1945 in the Manchukuo capital of Hsinking . As the war situation on the Pacific War Pacific front grew increasingly desperate for Japan, the Imperial Japanese Army transferred more and more experienced infantry division divisions out of Manchukuo to other fronts. By early 1945, the vaunted Kwantung Army was largely hollowed out, and indications of a buildup of Soviet Union Soviet Red Army forces on the borders on Mengjiang and Manchukuo were alarming. The Japanese 30th Army was assigned to the Japanese Third Area Army , and based in southern Manchukuo, but it was raised only ... Imperial Guard also defected to the Soviet side, the Japanese 30th Army surrendered. Most ... 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 ... work Japanese 30th Army Category Japanese armies 30 Category Military units and formations established in 1945 Category Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Japan mil hist stub ja 30 ... 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
Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Fifty Fifth Army image caption dates April 8, 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 55th Army date 1945 parent Japanese Fifteenth Area Army subordinate br IJA 11th Division 11th Infantry Division K chi, K chi K chi IJA 155th Division 155th Infantry Division K chi, K chi K chi IJA 205th Division 205th Infantry Division K chi, K chi K chi IJA 344th Division 344th Infantry Division K chi, K chi K chi 121st Independent ... The nihongo Japanese 55th Army 55 Dai gojy go gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II . History The Japanese 55th Army was formed on April 8, 1945 under the Japanese Fifteenth Area Army Japanese 15th 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 Shikoku during Operation Downfall . From June 15, the commander of the 55th Army was also commander ... . The Japanese 55th Army was based in K chi, K chi K chi city , Kochi Prefecture . Despite its prestigious status of reporting directly to the emperor, as with other emergency army corps raised ... . It was Demobilization demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945 without having ... 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 last Frank first ... 1999 title The Japanese Army 1931 45 Volume 2, 1942 45 publisher Osprey Publishing location id ISBN ... Marston first Daniel coauthors year 2005 title The Pacific War Companion From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima ... year 1994 title The Invasion of Japan Alternative to the Bomb Downfall publisher University ... Fifty Fifth Army Category Japanese armies 55 Category Military units and formations established in 1945 ... more details
. The IJA 59th Army was officially Demobilization demobilized after the surrender of Japan on August ... of Japan title In the Service of the Emperor Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army publisher University ...Infobox Military Unit unit name Japanese Fifty Ninth Army image caption dates June 15, 1945 August 15, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison nickname San yo, after San yo region battles Operation Downfall command structure name Japanese 56th Army date 1945 parent Japanese Sixteenth Area Army subordinate br IJA 230th Division 230th Infantry Division Tottori, Tottori Tottori IJA 231st Division 231st Infantry Division Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Yamaguchi 124th Independent Mixed Brigade Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Kogushi The nihongo Japanese 59th Army 59 Dai gojy ku gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II . History The Japanese 59th Army was formed on June 15, 1945 under the Japanese Fifteenth Area Army Japanese 15th 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 San yo region of western Honsh during Operation Downfall . The Japanese 59th Army consisted mostly of poorly trained military reserves reservists , military conscription conscripted students and militia home guard militia . Headquartered in Hiroshima , most of its command staff, including its commander Lieutenant General Yoji Fujii were killed during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima . Remnants of the 59th Army attempted ... 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 7704 title Axis History Factbook work Japanese Fifty Ninth Army Notes ... 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 Fifty Fourth Army image caption dates June 19, 1945 August 15, 1945 country Empire of Japan allegiance branch Imperial Japanese Army type Infantry role Corps garrison Shinshiro, Aichi nickname nihongo Satsu Dashing battles Operation Downfall command structure name Japanese 54th Army date 1945 parent Japanese Thirteenth Area Army subordinate br IJA 143rd Division 143rd Infantry Division Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Hamamatsu IJA 224th Division 224th Infantry Division Hiroshima, Hiroshima Hiroshima IJA 355th Division 355th Infantry Division Himeji, Hyogo Himeji 97th Independent Mixed Brigade Fujieda, Shizuoka Fujieda 119th Independent Mixed Brigade Shizuoka, Shizuoka ... The nihongo Japanese 54th Army 54 Dai gojy yon gun was an corps army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II . History The Japanese 54th Army was formed on June 19, 1945 under the Japanese Thirteenth Area Army Japanese 13th 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 54th Army was based in Shinshiro, Aichi Shinshiro ... region of Japan. It consisted mostly of poorly trained military reserves reservists , military ... of Japan on August 15, 1945, without having seen combat. List of Commanders class wikitable ... for the Defense 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 ... X cite book last Jowett first Bernard coauthors year 1999 title The Japanese Army 1931 45 Volume ... The Pacific 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 ...?id 7699 title Axis History Factbook work Japanese Fifty Fourth Army Category Japanese armies 54 ... 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
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