- 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 afield army of theImperial Japanese Army during theSecond Sino-Japanese War andWorld War II . [Madej, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 ]History
The Japanese 6th Area Army was formed on
1944-08-25 under theChina Expeditionary Army primarily as amilitary reserve andgarrison force for the occupation of the central provinces ofChina between theYangtze River and theYellow River . [Dorn, The Sino-Japanese War, 1937-41] After the success ofOperation Ichi-Go , many veteran units were transferred out of China to fronts in thePacific War , which left the 6th Area Army to guard gains incentral China . The 6th Area Army was demobilized at thesurrender of Japan on15 August 1945 atHankou (part of modernWuhan ) 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: B000L4CYWWExternal links
*cite web
last = Wendel
first = Marcus
url = http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=6741
title = Axis History Factbook
work = Japanese Sixth Area ArmyNotes
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