The Sixth Area Army (第6方面軍, Dai roku hōmen gun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during both the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.[1]
Sixth Area Army | |
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Active | August 25, 1944 - August 15, 1945 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Field Army |
Garrison/HQ | Hankou |
Nickname(s) | 統 (tō = “unity”) |
History
The Japanese 6th Area Army was formed on August 25, 1944 under the China Expeditionary Army primarily as a military reserve and garrison force for the occupation of the central provinces of China between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.[2] After the success of Operation Ichi-Go, many veteran units were transferred out of China to fronts in the Pacific War, which left the 6th Area Army to guard gains in central China. The 6th Area Army was demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945 at Hankou (part of modern Wuhan) in China, without having seen significant combat.
List of Commanders
Commanding officer
Name | From | To | |
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1 | General Yasuji Okamura | 25 August 1944 | 22 November 1944 |
2 | General Naozaburo Okabe | 22 November 1944 | 15 August 1945 |
Chief of Staff
Name | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Major General Shuichi Miyazaki | 25 August 1944 | 12 February 1945 |
2 | Major General Yasuo Karakawa | 12 February 1945 | 23 April 1945 |
3 | Major General Sadatake Nakayama | 23 April 1945 | 15 August 1945 |
Notes
References
- 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.
External links
- Wendel, Marcus. "Axis History Factbook". Japanese Sixth Area Army.
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