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1937–1945 Imperial Japanese Army formation
Military unit
Japanese Northern Area Army (31 August 1937) |
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The Japanese North China Area Army (北支那方面軍, Kita Shina hōmen gun) was an
area army of the
Imperial Japanese Army during the
Second Sino-Japanese War.
History
The Japanese North China Area Army was formed on August 21, 1937 under the control of the
Imperial General Headquarters. It was transferred to the newly formed
China Expeditionary Army on September 23, 1939. Headquartered in
Beijing, it was responsible for direction and coordination of the Japanese military activity in all of
north China. It was
demobilized in Beijing at the
surrender of Japan.
List of Commanders
Commanding officers
Chiefs of Staff
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.