Army Section
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Army Section was the branch of Japan’s Imperial General Headquarters responsible for overseeing and directing the operations of the Imperial Japanese Army.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Army Section canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of Imperial General Headquarters
ⓘ
military staff section ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Japanese military campaigns in East Asia
ⓘ
Japanese military campaigns in the Pacific ⓘ |
| associatedWithGovernment |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the Empire of Japan
|
| chainOfCommand | below the Emperor and Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ |
| commandStructure | part of Japan’s highest wartime command system ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith | Navy Section ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| disestablishedAsResultOf |
Allied occupation of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied occupation reforms in Japan
|
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing | Japan’s surrender in World War II ⓘ |
| documentationLanguage | Japanese military staff documents ⓘ |
| era |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan (Meiji to Shōwa period)
|
| function |
operational planning for invasions and defenses
ⓘ
strategic coordination of land forces ⓘ |
| governedBy | Imperial Japanese Army regulations ⓘ |
| hadCounterpart | Navy Section ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II era
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| location |
Imperial Palace complex (during wartime)
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| natureOfControl | strategic and operational, not tactical ⓘ |
| oversaw |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
army group and field army commands ⓘ army theaters of operations ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ |
| reportedTo | Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
directing army operations
ⓘ
operational command of the Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ planning army operations ⓘ strategic planning for land warfare ⓘ |
| role |
formulating army operational policy
ⓘ
issuing operational orders to field armies ⓘ overseeing and directing army operations ⓘ |
| seatOfAuthority | Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity | land warfare planning and direction ⓘ |
| status | defunct organization ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Emperor of Japan
ⓘ
Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | military command and control body ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.