Forty-Third Army (Japan)

The Japanese 43rd Army (第43軍, Dai-yonjyūsan gun) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final stages of World War II.

Japanese Forty-Third Army
ActiveMarch 10, 1945 – August 15, 1945 
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleCorps
Garrison/HQJinan, Shandong, China
Nickname(s)秀嶺
EngagementsOperation Downfall

History

The Japanese 43rd Army was formed on March 10, 1945 under the Northern China Area Army as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allied forces in Shandong province during Operation Downfall. The Japanese 43rd Army consisted mostly of poorly trained and poorly equipped reservists from other units.

It was demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945 at Jinan without having seen combat.

List of Commanders

NameFromTo
Commanding officerLieutenant General Tadayasu Hosokawa31 March 1945September 1945
Chief of StaffMajor General Mitsuo Kubo31 March 19451 June 1945
Chief of StaffMajor General Mitsuru Samukawa1 June 1945September 1945

References

    Books

    • Frank, Richard B (1999). Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-679-41424-X.
    • Madej, Victor (1981). Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945. Game Publishing Company. ASIN: B000L4CYWW.
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