Taiwan Army of Japan
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Taiwan Army of Japan | |
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Taiwan Army of Japan HQ, Taihoku |
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Active | 1919-08-20-1944-09-22 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Taipei |
Taiwan Army of Japan (1935) | |
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Parent unit | Imperial General Headquarters |
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The Taiwan Army of Japan (台湾軍 Taiwan gun?) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army recruited from, and stationed, on the island of Taiwan as a garrison force.
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[edit] History
Following the First Sino-Japanese War, the Treaty of Shimonoseki transferred control of Taiwan from Qing dynasty China to the Empire of Japan. The Japanese government established the Governor-General of Taiwan based in Taipei. The Governor-General of Taiwan was given control of local military forces on 20 August 1919, which formed the nucleus of the Taiwan Army of Japan.
Primarily a garrison force, the Taiwan Army of Japan was placed under control of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army at the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937. A component of the Taiwan Army, the Taiwan Independent Combined Brigade, was active in numerous campaigns on the Chinese mainland, and was later expanded into the 48th Infantry Division.
Towards the end of World War II, as the situation looked increasingly desperate for Japan, the Taiwan Army was merged with several other units garrisoning the island of Taiwan against possible Allied invasion, and became part of the Japanese Tenth Area Army on 1944-09-22. It was renamed the Taiwan District Army on 1 February 1945, but its command remained concurred with the Japanese 10th Area Army.
[edit] List of Commanders
[edit] Commanding Officers
[edit] Chief of staff
Name | From | To | |
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1 | Major General Koichiro Soda | 20 August 1919 | 25 February 1921 |
2 | Major General Kojiro Satoi | 25 February 1921 | 4 February 1924 |
3 | Major General Kinzo Watanabe | 4 February 1924 | 26 July 1927 |
4 | Major General Nenosuke Sato | 26 July 1927 | 24 April 1930 |
5 | Major General Takeshi Kosugi | 24 April 1930 | 11 April 1932 |
6 | Major General Yoshishige Shimizu | 11 April 1932 | 18 March 1933 |
7 | Major General Kennosuke Otsuka | 18 March 1933 | 22 January 1934 |
8 | Major General Sumei Kuwaki | 22 January 1934 | 1 August 1935 |
9 | Lieutenant General Ryuhei Ogisu | 1 August 1935 | 1 March 1937 |
10 | Major General Masataka Hata | 1 March 1937 | 19 February 1938 |
11 | Lieutenant General Hisaichi Tanaka | 19 February 1938 | 8 September 1938 |
12 | Major General Kazuo Otsu | 15 October 1938 | 9 March 1940 |
13 | Lieutenant General Mikio Uemura | 9 March 1940 | 1 March 1941 |
14 | Lieutenant General Takaji Wachi | 1 March 1941 | 20 February 1942 |
15 | Lieutenant General Shichiro Higuchi | 20 February 1942 | 29 October 1943 |
16 | Lieutenant General Shinpachi Kondo | 29 October 1943 | 8 July 1944 |
17 | Lieutenant General Haruki Isayama | 8 July 1944 | 17 September 1945 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Madej, Victor (1981). Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945. Game Publishing Company. ASIN: B000L4CYWW.
[edit] External links
- Wendel, Marcus. Axis History Factbook. Taiwan Army.