Eighth Area Army (Japan)

The Eighth Area Army was an area army of the Imperial Japanese Army. The army was formed on 9 November 1942, becoming effective on 26 November at Rabaul as part of the Southern Army.^[1] The army was disbanded in September 1945.

Commanders

• General Hitoshi Imamura (9 Nov 1942 - Sep 1945)^[1]

Chief of Staff

• Lt. General Rinpei Kato (9 Nov 1942 - Sep 1945)

Vice Chief of Staff

• Maj. General Ketsu Sato (9 Nov 1942 - 2 Aug 1943)
• Maj. General Yadoru Arisue (2 Aug 1943 - 29 Aug 1943)
• Maj. General Kohei Takeshi (11 Sep 1943 - 19 Jun 1944)

Organisation

• Seventeenth Army^[2]
• Eighteenth Army
• 6th Division
• 1st Independent Mixed Brigade
• 12th Air Brigade
• Part of the 5th Division (20 November 1942)
• 6th Air Division (25 November 1942)
• 7th Air Division (29 January 1943)

Notes