Japanese Central China Area Army commanders
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Japanese Central China Area Army commanders were senior Imperial Japanese Army officers who led large-scale operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including major offensives around Wuhan.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army command role
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military position → |
| appliesTo |
Central China Area Army
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| areaOfResponsibility |
Yangtze River valley
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regions around Wuhan → |
| associatedWith |
Japanese occupation of central China
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major Japanese offensives around Wuhan → |
| commandLevel |
army-level command
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| conflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| country |
Empire of Japan
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| duty |
command large-scale ground operations in central China
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coordinate multiple corps- and army-level formations → implement Imperial General Headquarters strategy in central China → |
| engagedAgainst |
Republic of China (Nationalist government)
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| historicalContext |
Japanese expansion on the Asian mainland in the 1930s
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escalation of the Second Sino-Japanese War after 1937 → |
| languageOfTitle |
Japanese
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| militaryBranch |
Army
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| notableOperation |
Wuhan campaign
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| oversaw |
offensives against Chinese National Revolutionary Army forces
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| partOf |
Imperial Japanese Army
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| rankRange |
lieutenant general to general
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| responsibleFor |
logistical support of large field forces
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operational planning in central China → |
| selectionFrom |
senior Imperial Japanese Army officer corps
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| subordinateTo |
China Expeditionary Army (in later stages)
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Imperial General Headquarters → |
| theater |
Central China
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| timePeriod |
early 1940s
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late 1930s → |
| typeOfCommand |
field army command
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Wuhan campaign
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commandedBy |