Tenth Army (Japan)

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Japanese Tenth Army

Japanese troops enter Nanjing
Active 1937-10-20-1938-02-14
Country Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Type Infantry
Role Corps
Garrison/HQ Shanghai
Engagements Battle of Nanjing
Japanese Tenth Army (1938)
Parent unit Japanese Central China Area Army
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The Japanese 10th Army (第10軍 Dai-jyū gun?) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.

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[edit] History

The Japanese 10th Army was formed on 1937-10-20 under the Imperial General Headquarters, and came under the control of the Japanese Central China Area Army on 7 November of the same year. It was an emergency reinforcement force to supplement the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Army in China after the Second Shanghai Incident. The Japanese 10th Army subsequently participated in the Battle of Nanjing, and was officially disbanded in Nanjing on 1938-02-14.

[edit] List of Commanders

Name From To
Commanding officer General Heisuke Yanagawa 20 October 1937 14 February 1939
Chief of staff Major General Takeshi Tanabe 20 October 1937 14 February 1939

[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. 

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