Japanese Southern China Area Army

Japanese South China Area Army
Active February 9, 1940-June 26, 1941
Country Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Type Infantry
Role Field Army
Garrison/HQ Canton
Nickname Nami ( Wave)

The Japanese South China Area Army (南支那方面軍 Minami Shina hōmen gun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during Second Sino-Japanese War.

History

The Japanese South China Area Army was formed on February 9, 1940 under the control of the China Expeditionary Army. It was transferred to direct control by the Imperial General Headquarters on July 23, 1940. Headquartered in Canton, it was responsible for direction of the Japanese invasion of southern China, garrisoning Japanese-occupied Guangdong Province and controlling military operations in neighboring Guangxi Province. It was disbanded on June 26, 1941 and its component units were reassigned back to the China Expeditionary Army.

List of Commanders

Commanding officer

Name From To
1 Lieutenant General Rikichi Ando 10 February 1940 5 October 1940
2 Lieutenant General Jun Ushiroku 5 October 1940 26 June 1941

Chief of Staff

Name From To
1 Major General Hiroshi Nemoto 10 February 1940 1 March 1941
2 Major General Rimpei Katō 10 February 1940 28 June 1941

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