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Japanese Kwantung Army.
Founded: April 12, 1919 (upgraded to the "General Army" on October 1, 1942).
Repealed: August 19, 1945.
General Headquarters Address:
Lushun City (now Lushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province) (19194.12—1931.9.19）
Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China (1931.)9.19—1932.3.1）
Manchuria "Xinjing" (present-day Changchun, Jilin Province, China) (19323.1—1945.8.11）
Tonghua City, "Tonghua Province" in Manchuria (19458.11—19）
Codename: De. Place of establishment: Lushun City, Lushun City (now Lushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China).
Place of surrender: "Xinjing City" in Manchuria (present-day Changchun City, Jilin Province, China).
Successive Commanders Commander-in-Chief:
On October 1, 1942, before being promoted to the "General Army".
Koichiro Tachibana, a native of Fukuoka Prefecture, was a lieutenant general (promoted to general in August 1920), and he became the first commander of the Kwantung Army by virtue of his experience as commander of the military police in Korea.
Term of office: April 12, 1919 - January 6, 1921.
Kawai Cao, a native of Oita Prefecture, was a lieutenant general (promoted to general in April 1921).
Term of office: January 6, 1921 - May 10, 1922.
Minoru Ono, a native of Fukuoka Prefecture, is a lieutenant general in the army.
Term of office: May 10, 1922 - October 10, 1923.
Shirakawa Yoshinori, a native of Ehime Prefecture, was a lieutenant general (promoted to army general in March 1925), and during his tenure helped Zhang Zuolin suppress Guo Songling's rebellion.
Term of office: October 10, 1923 - July 28, 1926.
Nobuyoshi Muto, a native of Saga Prefecture, was an army general (promoted to marshal in May 1933), the backbone of the left shoulder party of the army faction Saga, the founder of the puppet state of Manchukuo, and the actual controller.
Term of office: July 28, 1926 - August 26, 1927, August 8, 1932 - July 27, 1933.
Muraoka Chotaro, a native of Saga Prefecture, is a lieutenant general of the army.
Term of office: August 26, 1927 - July 1, 1929.
Hidetaro Hatata, a native of Fukushima Prefecture, was a lieutenant general (promoted to general in May 1930), and during his tenure he actively planned a military campaign to invade Manchuria.
Term of office: July 1, 1929 - June 3, 1930.
Takashi Hishikari is a native of Kagoshima Prefecture and an army general.
Term of office: June 3, 1930 - August 1, 1931, July 29, 1933 - December 10, 1934.
Shigeru Honjo, a native of Hyogo Prefecture, was a lieutenant general in the army (promoted to general in August 1932), and during his tenure, he launched the 918 Incident and commanded the Japanese army to invade and occupy Northeast China.
Term of office: August 1, 1931 - August 8, 1932.
Minamijiro, a native of Oita Prefecture, is an army general and the backbone of the Oita faction of the army.
Term of office: December 10, 1934 - March 6, 1936.
Kenkichi Ueda, a native of Osaka Prefecture, is an army general. During his tenure, he forced the people of Northeast China to receive a slave education, in an attempt to wipe out Chinese culture and completely subjugate the inhabitants of the occupied areas.
Term of office: March 6, 1936 - September 7, 1939.
Umezu Mijiro, a native of Oita Prefecture, an army general, and the backbone of the Oita faction of the army.
Term of office: September 7, 1939 - October 1, 1942.
On October 1, 1942, it was promoted to the "General Army".
Umezu Mijiro, a native of Oita Prefecture, an army general, and the backbone of the Oita faction of the army.
Term of office: 1 October 1942 – 18 July 1944.
Yamada Otozo, a native of Nagano Prefecture and a general of the army, presided over the formulation of the "Manchurian Operational Guidelines against the Soviet Union" during his tenure.
Term of office: July 18, 1944 - August 19, 1945.
China sends troops.
Founded: September 12, 1939.
Repealed: September 10, 1945.
Codename: Rong. Army symbol: CGA
Place of Establishment: Nanjing, China (now part of Jiangsu Province).
Place of surrender: Nanjing, China (now Jiangsu Province).
Address of the General Headquarters: Nanjing, China (now Jiangsu Province) (1939-1945).
Successive Commanders-in-Chief:
Nishio Toshizo, a native of Tottori Prefecture, is an army general.
Term of office: September 12, 1939 - March 1, 1941.
Shunroku Hatata, a native of Fukushima Prefecture, the second brother of Hidetaro Hatata, was a general of the army (promoted to marshal in June 1944).
Term of office: March 1, 1941 - November 23, 1944.
Okamura Ninji, a native of Tokyo, is an army general and one of the three black feathers of the army junior strong faction.
Term of office: November 23, 1944 - September 9, 1945.
Japanese Southern Army.
Founded: November 6, 1941.
Repealed: September 1945 (the General Headquarters was abolished in mid-December 1947).
Codename: Wei. Army symbol: na
Place of surrender: Da Lat, French Indochina (now Da Lat, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam).
General Headquarters Address:
Saigon City, French Indochina (present-day Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) (1941-1942).
Singapore (1942-1944).
Manila City, Philippines (1944).
Da Lat, French Indochina (now Da Lat, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam) (1944-1947).
Successive Commanders-in-Chief:
Terauchi Shouichi, a native of Yamaguchi Prefecture, son of Count Masaki Terauchi, was a general of the army (promoted to marshal in June 1943).
Term of office: November 6, 1941 - June 12, 1946.
1st General Army. Founded: April 8, 1945.
Repealed: October 15, 1945 (renamed the 1st Demobilization Command).
Codename: Oriental.
Army symbol: 1sa
Place of surrender: Tokyo, Japan.
Address of the General Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan (April-October 1945).
Successive Commanders-in-Chief:
Sugiyama Moto, a native of Fukuoka Prefecture, was a field marshal and one of the top leaders of the local operation, and strongly advocated a thorough war of resistance against the American army attacking the mainland.
Term of office: April 7 – September 12, 1945 (suicide).
Kenji Dohihara, a native of Okayama Prefecture, an army general, and the number one spy of Japan's invasion of China, was called "Lawrence of the East" by the West.
Term of office: 14-23 September 1945.
Umezu Mijiro, a native of Oita Prefecture, an army general, and the backbone of the Oita faction of the army.
Term of office: September 23 - October 1, 1945.
Kawabe Shozo, a native of Toyama Prefecture, is an army general.
Term of office: October 1 - November 30, 1945.
Second General Army. Founded: April 8, 1945.
Repealed: October 15, 1945.
Codename: Western.
Army symbol: 2sa
Place of surrender: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
Address of the General Headquarters: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan (April-October 1945).
Successive Commanders-in-Chief:
Shunroku Hatata, a native of Fukushima Prefecture, the second brother of Hidetaro Hatata, and a field marshal.
Term of office: April 7 – October 15, 1945.
General Aviation Army. Founded: March 9, 1945.
Repealed: October 15, 1945.
Codename: Shuai. Army symbol: FSA
Place of surrender: Tokyo, Japan.
Address of the General Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan (March-October 1945).
Successive Commanders-in-Chief:
Kawabe Shozo, a native of Toyama Prefecture, is an army general.
Term of office: April 7 – October 1, 1945.