Japanese Central China Area Army

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Japanese Central China Area Army

General Matsui enters Nanjing
Active 1937-11-07-1938-02-14
Country Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Type Infantry
Role Field Army
Garrison/HQ Shanghai
Japanese Central China Area Army (1937-1938)
Parent unit Imperial General Headquarters
Components

The Japanese Central China Area Army (中支那方面軍 Naka Shina hōmen gun?) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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[edit] History

The Japanese Central China Area Army was formed on 1937-11-07 under the control of the Imperial General Headquarters as a reinforcement expeditionary army in the immediate aftermath of the Second Shanghai Incident. After the Battle of Nanjing, it was disbanded on 1938-02-14 and its component units were reassigned to the China Expeditionary Army.

[edit] List of Commanders

[edit] Commanding officer

Name From To
1 General Iwane Matsui 30 October 1937 14 February 1938

[edit] Chief of Staff

Name From To
1 Major General Osamu Tsukada 2 November 1937 14 February 1938

[edit] References

  • Dorn, Frank (1974). The Sino-Japanese War, 1937-41: From Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor. MacMillan.. ISBN: 0025322001. 
  • Madej, Victor (1981). Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945. Game Publishing Company. ASIN: B000L4CYWW.