Structure of the Japanese Army in Mengjiang

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Structure of the Japanese Army in Mengjiang.

Contents 1 Commanders of the Japanese Mongolian Garrison 2 Chief of Staff Japanese Mongolian Garrison Army 3 Japanese Official Advisers in Mengjiang Government 4 Commanders and Officers in regular Armies, Japanese Mongolian Army 5 Japanese Armored Division in Mongolia 5.1 3rd Tank Division

[edit] Commanders of the Japanese Mongolian Garrison

• Yoshio Kozuki:- Commanding General, Mongolia Army
• Ichiro Shichida:- Commanding General, Mongolia Garrison Army
• Gen Sugiyama:- concurrently Commanding General, Mongolia Garrison
• Sadamu Shimomura:- Commander of Mongolia Garrison Army
• Hiroshi Nemoto:- Commander of Mongolia Garrison Army

[edit] Chief of Staff Japanese Mongolian Garrison Army

• Shinichi Tanaka:- Chief of Staff, Mongolia Garrison Army

[edit] Japanese Official Advisers in Mengjiang Government

• Kanji Tsuneoka:- Japanese adviser, represented the real power in the local administration. Founder and Director of Kalgan Central Academy
• Toyonori Yamauchi:- advisor on a mission to "inherit the great spirit of Genghis Khan and retake the territories that belong to Mongolia, completing the grand task of reviving the prosperity of the nationality".

[edit] Commanders and Officers in regular Armies, Japanese Mongolian Army

• Hideki Tojo:- Commander, 1st Independent Mixed Brigade, Chahar Expeditionary Force
• Commander Sakai:- the direct tank commander, 1st Independent Mixed Brigade
• Kitsuju Ayabe:- Colonel, engaged in Chahar area operation as Staff Officer, Kwantung Army, North China Detachment
• Hiroshi Nemoto:- Commander of 18th Army (with HQ in Kalgan)

[edit] Japanese Armored Division in Mongolia

[edit] 3rd Tank Division

Nicknamed "Taki" (Water Fall), it was formed in June 1942 in Mengjiang; it ended the war in China.

• Tank Regiments:
  • 8th Tank Regiment
  • 12th Tank Regiment
  • 13th Tank Regiment
  • 17th Tank Regiment