Daihonʼei

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Daihonʼei was the Imperial Japanese military’s highest command authority during World War II, directing both army and navy operations under the emperor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese military organization
military high command
alsoKnownAs Imperial General Headquarters
appliesToPart Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
commandStructure direct command under the emperor
conflict Pacific War
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino–Japanese War

World War II
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
dissolved 1945
endCause Allied occupation of Japan
function coordination of joint army–navy operations
issuance of imperial general headquarters orders
overall war planning
governs strategic deployment of Japanese forces
hasPart Army Staff
surface form: Army General Staff

Navy General Staff
headOfGovernmentAssociatedWith Prime Minister of Japan
surface form: Prime Minister of Japan (wartime cabinets)
historicalEra Showa era
surface form: Shōwa period
influencedBy Japanese militarism
involvedIn planning of Japanese expansion in East Asia
jurisdiction Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
surface form: Imperial Japanese armed forces
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
legalBasis imperial prerogative over supreme command
location Tokyo
notableCommander Emperor Hirohito
Hajime Sugiyama NERFINISHED
Hideki Tojo
Osami Nagano NERFINISHED
operationalPeriod World War II
reasonForDissolution Japanese surrender in World War II
responsibleFor major operational decisions in the Asia–Pacific theater
role highest command authority of the Imperial Japanese military
strategic direction of army and navy operations
significantEvent coordination of army and navy strategy
direction of Japanese operations in the Pacific theater
planning of Pearl Harbor attack
subordinateTo Emperor of Japan
typeOfOrganization supreme military command

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