Japanese Second Area Army
- Japanese Second Area Army
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Japanese Second Area Army
caption=
dates= 1942-07-04 - 1945-06-13
country= Empire of Japan
allegiance=
branch= Imperial Japanese Army
type= Infantry
role= Field Army
garrison=
nickname= nihongo| Ki|輝|Gleaming
battles=
The nihongo| Japanese 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
The Japanese 2nd Area Army was formed on 1942-07-04 under the control of the Kwangtung Army as a reserve and garrison force to maintain security and public order in Manchukuo. It was disbanded on 1945-06-13, and its various components were reassigned to other commands.
List of Commanders
Commanding officer
=Chief of Staff=
References
*cite book
last = Jowett
first = Bernard
coauthors =
year = 1999
title = The Japanese Army 1931-45 (Volume 2, 1942-45)
publisher = Osprey Publishing
location =
id = ISBN 1841763543
*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
*cite book
last = Marston
first = Daniel
coauthors =
year = 2005
title = The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima
publisher = Osprey Publishing
location =
id = ISBN 1841768820
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