Twelfth Army (Japan)
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Japanese Twelfth Army | |
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Active | November 7, 1938 - August 15, 1945 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Zhengzhou |
Nickname(s) | Jin ("Benevolence") |
The Japanese 12th Army (第12軍 Dai-jyūni gun?) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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History
The Japanese 12th Army was formed on November 7, 1938 under the North China Area Army as a garrison force for the occuparion the provinces North China. It served primary as a training and reserve unit, and participated in counter-insurgency operations.
The 12th Army was demobilized at Zhengzhou, Henan Province on the surrender of Japan.
List of Commanders
Commanding officers
Name | From | To | |
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1 | Lieutenant General Kamezo Suetaka | 9 November 1938 | 12 September 1939 |
2 | Lieutenant General Sadataka Iida | 12 September 1939 | 1 March 1941 |
3 | Lieutenant General Ichiji Dobashi | 1 March 1941 | 1 March 1943 |
4 | Lieutenant General Seiichi Kita | 1 March 1943 | 7 February 1944 |
5 | Lieutenant General Eitaro Uchiyama | 5 February 1944 | 7 April 1945 |
6 | Lieutenant General Takashi Takamori | 7 April 1945 | 15 August 1945 |
Chief of Staff
Name | From | To | |
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1 | Lt. General Asasaburo Kobayashi | 9 November 1938 | 1 December 1939 |
2 | Lt. General Yoshio Hongo | 1 December 1939 | 2 December 1940 |
3 | Lt. General Masafumi Yamauchi | 2 December 1940 | 15 October 1941 |
4 | Major General Etsujiro Kono | 15 October 1941 | 10 December 1942 |
5 | Major General Tadao Teragaki | 10 December 1942 | 16 October 1944 |
6 | Lt. General Makoto Nakayama | 16 October 1944 | 1 September 1945 |
References
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