Japanese Sixth Area Army

Japanese Sixth Area Army

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Japanese Sixth Area Army


caption=
dates= 1944-08-25 - 1945-08-15
country= Empire of Japan
allegiance=
branch= Imperial Japanese Army
type= Infantry
role= Field Army
garrison=Hankou
nickname= 統 (tō = “unity”)
battles=
command structure
name= Japanese Sixth Area Army
date=1945
parent=China Expeditionary Army
subordinate=

* Japanese 11th Army
* Japanese 20th Army
* 132nd Infantry Division
* IJA 17th Independent Mixed Brigade
* IJA 83rd Independent Mixed Brigade
* IJA 84th Independent Mixed Brigade
* IJA 85th Independent Mixed Brigade
* IJA 5th Independent Infantry Brigade
* IJA 6th Independent Infantry Brigade
* IJA 11th Independent Infantry Brigade
* IJA 12th Independent Infantry Brigade
The nihongo| Japanese Sixth Area Army|第6方面軍|Dai roku hōmen gun was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. [Madej, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 ]

History

The Japanese 6th Area Army was formed on 1944-08-25 under the China Expeditionary Army primarily as a military reserve and garrison force for the occupation of the central provinces of China between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. [Dorn, The Sino-Japanese War, 1937-41] After the success of Operation Ichi-Go, many veteran units were transferred out of China to fronts in the Pacific War, which left the 6th Area Army to guard gains in central China. The 6th Area Army was demobilized at the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945 at Hankou (part of modern Wuhan) in China, without having seen significant combat.

List of Commanders

Commanding officer

Chief of Staff

References

Books

*cite book
last = Dorn
first = Frank
coauthors =
year = 1974
title = The Sino-Japanese War, 1937-41: From Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor
publisher = MacMillan.
location =
id = ISBN: 0025322001

*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
url = http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=6741
title = Axis History Factbook
work = Japanese Sixth Area Army

Notes


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sixth Army (Japan) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Japanese Sixth Army caption= dates= 1939 08 04 1945 08 15  country= Empire of Japan allegiance= branch= Imperial Japanese Army type= Infantry role= Corps garrison=Hailar, Manchukuo nickname=… …   Wikipedia

  • China Expeditionary Army — Not to be confused with Chinese Expeditionary Force (in Burma) a Chinese National Revolutionary Army unit. China Expeditionary Army Active September 12, 1939 August 15, 1945 Country Empire of Japan Branch Imperial Japanese Army …   Wikipedia

  • Eleventh Army (Japan) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Japanese Eleventh Army caption=Japanese troops enter Wuhan dates= 1938 07 04 1945 08 15 country= Empire of Japan allegiance= branch= Imperial Japanese Army type= Infantry role= Corps garrison=Wuhan, Japanese… …   Wikipedia

  • Twentieth Army (Japan) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Japanese Twentieth Army caption= dates= 1941 09 10 1946 07 15 country= Empire of Japan allegiance= branch= Imperial Japanese Army type= Infantry role= Corps garrison= nickname=nihongo|Sakura|桜|Cherry… …   Wikipedia

  • Armies of the Imperial Japanese Army — In the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), the term Gun , literally meaning army , was used in a different way to the military forces of other countries. A So Gun , meaning General Army , was the term used in the IJA for an army group. Of a similar but …   Wikipedia

  • Thirty-Sixth Army (Japan) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Japanese Thirty Sixth Army caption= dates= 1945 07 21 1945 08 15  country= Empire of Japan allegiance= branch= Imperial Japanese Army type= Infantry role= Corps garrison=Urawa, Saitama nickname= nihongo|Fuji|富士… …   Wikipedia

  • Fifty-Sixth Army (Japan) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Japanese Fifty Sixth Army caption= dates= 1945 04 21 1945 08 15  country= Empire of Japan allegiance= branch= Imperial Japanese Army type= Infantry role= Corps garrison= nickname= battles=Operation Downfallcommand …   Wikipedia

  • Japanese American — Japanese Americans 日系アメリカ人(日系米国人) Nikkei Americajin(Nikkei Beikokujin) …   Wikipedia

  • 1st Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 1st Tank Division caption=Tank from IJA 9th Armored Regiment captured on Guam dates= 1942 1945 country=Empire of Japan allegiance= branch=Imperial Japanese Army type=Armored division role= size= command structure …   Wikipedia

  • Forty-First Army (Japan) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Japanese Forty First Army caption= dates= 1944 04 07 1945 08 15  country= Empire of Japan allegiance= branch= Imperial Japanese Army type= Infantry role= Corps garrison=Manila nickname= battles=command structure… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”