Twenty-Third Army (Japan)
- Twenty-Third Army (Japan)
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Japanese Twenty-Third Army
caption=
dates= 1941-06-26 - 1945-08-15
country= Empire of Japan
allegiance=
branch= Imperial Japanese Army
type= Infantry
role= Corps
garrison=Guangdong
nickname=
battles=Second Sino-Japanese Warcommand structure
name= Japanese Twenty-Third Army
date=1945
parent=China Expeditionary Army
subordinate=
* 104th Infantry Division
** 108th Infantry Regiment
** 137th Infantry Regiment
** 161st Infantry Regiment
* 129th Infantry Division
** 91st Infantry Brigade
** 92nd Infantry Brigade
* 130th Infantry Division
** 93rd Infantry Brigade
** 94th Infantry Brigade
* 23rd Independent Mixed Brigade
* 8th Independent Infantry Brigade
* 13th Independent Infantry Brigade
The nihongo|Japanese 23rd Army|第23軍 |Dai-nijyusan gun was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
History
The Japanese 23rd Army was formed on 26 June 1941 under the Imperial General Headquarters. It was transferred to the control of the China Expeditionary Army on 12 August of the same year. It was based in Guangdong province and on Hainan Island to replace the Southern China Area Army which was disbanded 26 June 1941.
The Japanese 23rd Army was primarily a garrison force to deter the possible landings of Allied forces in southern China. It was involved in the Battle of Guilin-Liuzhou (part of Operation Ichi-Go) from August-November 1944. The Japanese 23rd Army surrendered to the Chinese Kuomingtang forces on 15 August 1945 with the surrender of Japan and was disbanded in Guangzhou.
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=7309
title = Axis History Factbook
work = Japanese Twenty Third Army
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