Japanese Karafuto garrison
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The Japanese Karafuto garrison was the Imperial Japanese Army force stationed in southern Sakhalin (Karafuto) responsible for the territory’s defense during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese Karafuto garrison canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army unit
ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ |
| conflict |
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controlledTerritory |
Karafuto Prefecture
ⓘ
southern Sakhalin under Japanese rule ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| duty |
defense of Japanese territory in Karafuto
ⓘ
maintenance of public order in Karafuto ⓘ protection of Japanese settlers in Karafuto ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| garrisonedIn |
Maoka
ⓘ
Otomari ⓘ Toyohara ⓘ other military posts in Karafuto ⓘ |
| hasRole |
border security
ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ territorial defense ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Karafuto Prefecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Karafuto
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Karafuto Prefecture ⓘ |
| location |
Karafuto Prefecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Karafuto
southern Sakhalin ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | army ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| opponent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese forces in the Soviet–Japanese border area
ⓘ
Japanese home defense system in the north ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Sakhalin Oblast
ⓘ
surface form:
Sakhalin Oblast, Russia
|
| reasonForEnd | Japanese surrender in World War II ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Soviet occupation of southern Sakhalin
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet invasion of southern Sakhalin in August 1945
surrender to Soviet forces in 1945 ⓘ |
| startTime | before 1941 ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Imperial General Headquarters
ⓘ
Northern Army (JGSDF) ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Army (Imperial Japanese Army)
|
| theaterOfOperations |
East Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Far East
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese border region
|
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | infantry-based territorial defense force ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
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