Japanese South China Area Army

The Japanese South China Area Army (南支那方面軍, Minami Shina hōmen gun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during Second Sino-Japanese War.

Japanese South China Area Army
ActiveFebruary 9, 1940-June 26, 1941
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleField Army
Garrison/HQCanton
Nickname(s)Nami (, Wave)

History

The Japanese South China Area Army was formed on February 9, 1940 under the control of the China Expeditionary Army. It was transferred to direct control by the Imperial General Headquarters on July 23, 1940. Headquartered in Canton, it was responsible for direction of the Japanese invasion of southern China, garrisoning Japanese-occupied Guangdong Province and controlling military operations in neighboring Guangxi Province. It was disbanded on June 26, 1941 and its component units were reassigned back to the China Expeditionary Army.

On March 9, the 106th Division was recalled to Japan for demobilization from Central China. It was disbanded in Central China in April 1940 never having reached South China.

List of Commanders

Commanding officer

NameFromTo
1Lieutenant General Rikichi Ando10 February 19405 October 1940
2Lieutenant General Jun Ushiroku5 October 194026 June 1941

Chief of Staff

NameFromTo
1Major General Hiroshi Nemoto10 February 19401 March 1941
2Major General Rimpei Katō1 March 194128 June 1941

References

Books

  • Dorn, Frank (1974). The Sino-Japanese War, 1937-41: From Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor. MacMillan. ISBN 0-02-532200-1.
  • Madej, Victor (1981). Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945. Game Publishing Company. ASIN: B000L4CYWW.
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