Japanese Kwantung Army

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Imperial Japanese Army formation army group

The Japanese Kwantung Army was a powerful and aggressive Imperial Japanese Army group stationed in Manchuria that played a central role in Japan’s expansionist campaigns in East Asia before and during World War II.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Kwantung Army	32
Japanese Kwantung Army canonical	5
関東軍	4
Imperial Japanese Army Kwantung Army	1
Imperial Japanese Army radical faction	1
Japanese Kwantung Army detachments	1
Japanese Kwantung Army elements	1
Japanese Manchurian Army	1
Kwantung Army remnants	1
officers of the Kwantung Army	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Army formation ⓘ army group ⓘ
activeDuring	Interwar period ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War World War II ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kantōgun ⓘ Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ surface form: Kwantung Army
commandStructure	Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ surface form: Japanese General Staff Office
committed	biological warfare experiments ⓘ crimes against humanity ⓘ forced labor abuses ⓘ massacres of civilians ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
dateFormed	1906 ⓘ
disbanded	1945 ⓘ
disbandedFollowing	Japan’s surrender in World War II ⓘ
engagedIn	anti-partisan operations in Manchuria ⓘ counterinsurgency against Chinese resistance ⓘ
garrisonLocation	Kwantung Leased Territory ⓘ Manchuria ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Changchun ⓘ Xinjing ⓘ
ideology	Japanese ultranationalism ⓘ militarism ⓘ
influenced	Japanese foreign policy toward China ⓘ
knownFor	aggressive expansionist strategy ⓘ autonomous behavior from Tokyo government control ⓘ
namedAfter	Kwantung Leased Territory ⓘ
notableOperation	Battle of Khalkhin Gol ⓘ Border conflicts with the Soviet Union ⓘ Japanese occupation of Manchuria ⓘ surface form: Invasion of Manchuria Mukden Incident ⓘ Operation Nekka ⓘ Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation ⓘ surface form: Soviet invasion of Manchuria establishment of Manchukuo ⓘ
opponent	Chinese Communist forces ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ surface form: Mongolian People’s Republic Republic of China ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
oversaw	Unit 731 ⓘ
partOf	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
peakStrength	over 700000 troops ⓘ
primaryTheater	East Asia ⓘ Manchuria ⓘ surface form: Northeast China
region	East Asia ⓘ surface form: Northeast Asia
resultOfDisbandment	Soviet occupation of Manchuria ⓘ
role	instrument of Japanese expansionism in East Asia ⓘ occupation force in Manchuria ⓘ
supported	puppet state of Manchukuo ⓘ
type	field army group ⓘ

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese Communist Party forces → primaryOpponent → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

Soviet–Japanese War (1945) → opposedBy → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Battle of Beiping–Tianjin → involvedUnit → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Kwantung Army detachments

Japanese occupation of Manchuria → participant → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Isamu Chō → memberOf → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Japanese Kwantung Army → alsoKnownAs → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Hideki Tojo → commanded → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Japanese 3rd Division → subordinateTo → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Manchukuo → militaryForce → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation → opponent → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Soviet occupation of Manchuria → participant → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army remnants

Ishiwara Kanji → associatedWith → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Otozō Yamada → commanded → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Itagaki Seishirō → memberOf → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Mukden Incident → perpetratorUnit → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Mukden Incident → plannedBy → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: officers of the Kwantung Army

Battle of Taiyuan → hasParticipant → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Kwantung Army elements

Unit 731 → militaryBranch → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Kwantung Leased Territory → garrisonedBy → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Operation Nekka → participant → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

February 26 Incident → perpetrator → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Army radical faction

Concordia Association → controlledBy → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Zhang Zuolin → associatedWith → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

South Manchuria Railway Company → collaboratedWith → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Manchukuo Imperial Army → subordinateTo → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

August Storm → opponent → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

subject surface form: Operation August Storm

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Transbaikal Front → opponent → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

1st Far Eastern Front → opponent → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

2nd Far Eastern Front → opponent → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Soviet Far Eastern Front → opponent → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Kantōgun → alsoKnownAs → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Kantōgun → alsoKnownAs → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: 関東軍

山田乙三 → associatedWith → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

subject surface form: 山田乙三

this entity surface form: 関東軍

Mukden Arsenal → controlledBy → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

September 18 Incident → perpetratorUnit → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

September 18 Incident → involvedParty → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Army Kwantung Army

South Manchuria Railway track → associatedWith → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

South Manchuria Railway track → securityProvidedBy → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

Japanese Third Army → commandStructure → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Manchurian Army

Japanese occupation of Rehe → participant → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Yoshijirō Umezu → associatedWith → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Michitarō Komatsubara → partOf → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

Kwantung Government-General → hadMilitarySupportFrom → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Kwantung Government-General → workedCloselyWith → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

関東州 → 監督権限者 → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: 関東軍

関東州 → 関連軍事組織 → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: 関東軍

Kantōshū → garrisonedBy → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army

Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army → opponent → Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kwantung Army