Imperial Japanese Army General Staff

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Imperial Japanese Army organization general staff military staff

The Imperial Japanese Army General Staff was the highest-level command and planning body of the Imperial Japanese Army, responsible for strategic military operations and overall war planning before and during World War II.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
Japanese Imperial Army General Staff	2
General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Army	1
Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office	1
Imperial Japanese Army general staff	1
Imperial Japanese Army high command	1
Imperial Japanese General Staff	1
Japanese Army General Staff	1
Japanese General Staff Office	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Army organization ⓘ general staff ⓘ military staff ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
conflict	First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ Japanese occupation of Manchuria ⓘ surface form: Manchurian Incident Nomonhan Incident ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ Russo-Japanese War ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War Siberian intervention in the Russian Civil War ⓘ surface form: Siberian Intervention Pacific War ⓘ surface form: World War II in Asia
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
dissolvedFollowing	Allied occupation of Japan ⓘ Japan’s surrender in World War II ⓘ
distinctFrom	Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff ⓘ
hasRole	coordination of army operations ⓘ intelligence ⓘ military logistics planning ⓘ operational command ⓘ strategic planning ⓘ war planning ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Tokyo ⓘ
location	Tokyo ⓘ
notableFor	centralized control of Imperial Japanese Army strategy ⓘ direct access to the Emperor of Japan ⓘ influence over Japanese national policy before and during World War II ⓘ
operatedIn	Meiji era ⓘ surface form: Meiji period Showa era ⓘ surface form: Shōwa period Taisho era ⓘ surface form: Taishō period World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
organizationType	high command ⓘ planning body ⓘ
partOf	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
replacedBy	Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ surface form: Japan Self-Defense Forces command structures
responsibleFor	collection and analysis of military intelligence ⓘ contingency planning ⓘ mobilization planning ⓘ overall war planning for the Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ preparation of operational plans ⓘ strategic military operations of the Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
sector	military ⓘ
subordinateTo	Emperor of Japan ⓘ Japanese military establishment ⓘ
usedLanguage	Japanese ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

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

Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army) → associatedWith → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese General Staff

Ishiwara Kanji → associatedWith → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Army General Staff

Japanese Kwantung Army → commandStructure → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese General Staff Office

Imperial Japanese Army Academy → governedBy → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Imperial General Headquarters → hasPart → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office

German General Staff → influenced → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Imperial Army General Staff

Great General Staff → influenced → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Imperial Army General Staff

Prussian General Staff → influenced → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Supreme War Council of Japan → influencedBy → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Anami Korechika → memberOf → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Harukichi Hyakutake → memberOf → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Hata Shunroku → memberOf → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Hisaichi Terauchi → memberOf → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Isamu Chō → memberOf → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Isogai Rensuke → memberOf → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Koiso Kuniaki → memberOf → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Minami Jirō → memberOf → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Otozō Yamada → memberOf → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Army Minister of Japan → nominatedBy → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Army high command

Ministry of War of Japan → oversaw → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Army

Operation U-Go → plannedBy → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

Kodama Gentarō → sphereOfInfluence → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Army general staff