Twenty-Second Army (Japan)

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Japanese Twenty-Second Army
Active 1940-02-09-1940-11-09
Country Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Type Infantry
Role Corps
Garrison/HQ Nanning
Nickname Wa (和 Harmony?)
Engagements Invasion of French Indochina
Japanese 22nd Army (1940)
Parent unit Japanese Southern China Area Army
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The Japanese 22nd Army (第22軍 Dai-nijyuni gun?) was a short-lived army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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[edit] History

The Japanese 22nd Army was formed on 9 February 1940 under the Japanese Southern China Area Army, and served as a garrison force for the southern Chinese province of Guangxi. At the time of the Invasion of French Indochina, it was assigned to attack and occupy portions of Annam, French Indochina.

The Japanese 22nd Army was disbanded on 9 November 1940 and its divisions were reassigned to other areas.

[edit] List of Commanders

Name From To
Commanding officer Lieutenant General Seiichi Kuno 10 February 1940 19 November 1940
Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Tadaichi Wakamatsu 10 February 1940 19 November 1940

[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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