Japanese Sixth Army

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Japanese Sixth Army
Active	1939-08-04-1945-08-15
Country	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Hailar, Manchukuo
Nickname	Mamoru (守, Protect?)

Japanese 6th Army (1945)
Parent unit	Japanese First Area Army
Components	124th Infantry Division 126th Infantry Division 135th Infantry Division 15th Border Patrol Brigade 1st Engineering Brigade

The Japanese 6th Army (第6軍 , Dai-roku gun^?) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army initially based in Manchukuo as a garrison force under the overall command of the Kwantung Army. At the end of World War II, it was active in combat in China.

Contents 1 History 2 List of Commanders 2.1 Commanding officer 2.2 Chief of Staff 3 References 3.1 External links

[edit] History

The Japanese 6th Army was initially raised on 4 August 1939 in Manchukuo as a garrison force to guard the western borders against possible incursions by the Soviet Red Army. It was initially based in Hailar, which was also the site of an extensive military fortification system.

On 26 January 1945, the Japanese Sixth Army was re-assigned to the control of the China Expeditionary Army, and was sent south to bolster Japanese forces in the strategic Wuhan-Changsha front, filling the gap left by the departure of Japanese forces in the southward Operation Ichi-Go thrust. At the surrender of Japan, it was disbanded at Hangzhou.

[edit] List of Commanders

[edit] Commanding officer

	Name	From	To
1	Lieutenant General Rippei Ogisu	1 August 1939	6 November 1938
2	Lieutenant General Touji Yasui	6 November 1938	15 October 1941
3	General Seiichi Kita	15 October 1941	1 March 1943
4	Lieutenant General Teizo Ishiguro	1 March 1943	7 January 1944
5	Lieutenant General Jiro Sogawa	7 January 1944	September 1945

[edit] Chief of Staff

	Name	From	To
1	Lieutenant General Ryuhei Ogisu	1 August 1939	2 December 1940
2	Lieutenant General Minoru Sasaki	2 December 1940	1 July 1942
3	Lieutenant General Takeshi Mori	1 July 1942	3 February 1943
4	Major General Takashi Iketa	3 February 1943	25 February 1944
5	Major General Ryoichi Kudo	25 February 1944	September 1945

[edit] References

• Jowett, Bernard (1999). The Japanese Army 1931-45 (Volume 2, 1942-45). Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1841763543. 
• Madej, Victor (1981). Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945. Game Publishing Company. ASIN: B000L4CYWW. 
• Marston, Daniel (2005). The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1841768820. 

[edit] External links

• Wendel, Marcus. Axis History Factbook. Japanese 6th Army.