Japanese China Garrison Army

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Imperial Japanese Army formation field army

The Japanese China Garrison Army was an Imperial Japanese Army formation stationed in China that played a central role in the outbreak and early fighting of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Japanese forces in China	3

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Army formation ⓘ field army ⓘ
allegiance	Emperor of Japan ⓘ
areaOfOperations	Hebei ⓘ surface form: Hebei Province Hopei–Chahar region ⓘ North China ⓘ
associatedWith	Japanese expansionism in East Asia ⓘ Japanese military presence in Beijing ⓘ Japanese military presence in Tianjin ⓘ Japanese occupation of North China ⓘ
conflict	Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
countryInvolved	China ⓘ Japan ⓘ
engagedIn	Battle of Beiping–Tianjin ⓘ Marco Polo Bridge Incident ⓘ early campaigns of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
function	maintenance of order in Japanese-controlled areas of North China ⓘ protection of Japanese nationals and interests in China ⓘ
garrison	Beijing ⓘ Tianjin ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Beijing ⓘ Tianjin ⓘ
historicalEra	Interwar period ⓘ World War II ⓘ
languageOfCommand	Japanese ⓘ
militaryBranch	Army ⓘ
natureOfParticipation	garrison duties ⓘ occupation duties ⓘ offensive operations ⓘ
notableFor	central role in the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ participation in early fighting of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
partOf	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
primaryOpponent	National Revolutionary Army ⓘ Republic of China ⓘ
role	garrison force in China ⓘ occupation force ⓘ security force ⓘ
status	disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo	China Expeditionary Army ⓘ Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ
theater	China ⓘ
type	infantry-dominated army formation ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Japanese 11th Division → belligerentSide → Japanese China Garrison Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese forces in China

Marco Polo Bridge Incident → combatant → Japanese China Garrison Army ⓘ

Isogai Rensuke → commanded → Japanese China Garrison Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese forces in China

Battle of Beiping–Tianjin → involvedUnit → Japanese China Garrison Army ⓘ

Japanese Central China Area Army → partOf → Japanese China Garrison Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese forces in China