Twenty-Second Army (Japan)
- Twenty-Second Army (Japan)
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Japanese Twenty-Second Army
caption=
dates= 1940-02-09 - 1940-11-09
country= Empire of Japan
allegiance=
branch= Imperial Japanese Army
type= Infantry
role= Corps
garrison=Nanning
nickname= nihongo|Wa|和|Harmony
battles=Invasion of French Indochinacommand structure
name= Japanese 22nd Army
date=1940
parent=Japanese Southern China Area Army
subordinate=
* 5th Infantry Division
* Imperial Guard Mixed Brigade
* Taiwan Mixed Brigade
The nihongo|Japanese 22nd Army|第22軍 |Dai-nijyuni gun was a short-lived army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
History
The Japanese 22nd Army was formed on 9 February 1940 under the Japanese Southern China Area Army, and served as a garrison force for the southern Chinese province of Guangxi. At the time of the Invasion of French Indochina, it was assigned to attack and occupy portions of Annam, French Indochina.
The Japanese 22nd Army was disbanded on 9 November 1940 and its divisions were reassigned to other areas.
List of Commanders
References
*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=6952
title = Axis History Factbook
work = Japanese Twenty-First Army
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