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Japanese Second Area Army (1945)
Parent unit
Kwantung Army
Components
The Second Area Army (第2 方面軍 Dai ni hōmen gun was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II .
History [ edit ]
The Japanese 2nd Area Army was formed on July 4, 1942 under the control of the Kwantung Army as a reserve and garrison force to maintain security and public order in Manchukuo . It was disbanded on June 13, 1945, and its various components were reassigned to other commands.
The 2nd Area Army was transferred to the Davao in the Philippines in late 1943, and tasked with defending western New Guinea and the eastern part of the occupied Netherlands East Indies.
List of Commanders [ edit ]
Commanding officer [ edit ]
Name
From
To
1 General Korechika Anami
1 July 1942
26 December 1944
2 Lieutenant General Jo Iimura
26 December 1944
29 May 1945
Chief of Staff [ edit ]
Name
From
To
1 Major General Kane Yoshihara
4 July 1942
9 November 1942
2 Major General Yo Watanabe
9 November 1942
29 October 1943
3 Lieutenant General Takazo Numata
29 October 1943
26 December 1944
4 Major General Ryozo Sakuma
26 December 1944
29 May 1945
References [ edit ]
Jowett, Bernard (1999). The Japanese Army 1931-45 (Volume 2, 1942-45) . Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-354-3
Madej, Victor (1981). Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 . Game Publishing Company. ASIN: B000L4CYWW.
Marston, Daniel (2005). The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima . Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-882-0
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Second_Area_Army&oldid=1220771267 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● F i e l d a r m i e s o f t h e I m p e r i a l J a p a n e s e A r m y ● M i l i t a r y u n i t s a n d f o r m a t i o n s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 4 2 ● M i l i t a r y u n i t s a n d f o r m a t i o n s d i s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 4 5 H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s c o n t a i n i n g J a p a n e s e - l a n g u a g e t e x t ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a
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