North China Area Army
E253889
The North China Area Army was a major field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for military operations and occupation duties in northern China before and during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North China Area Army canonical | 3 |
| North China Area Army administration | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2301071 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: North China Area Army Context triple: [Japanese North China Area Army, alsoKnownAs, North China Area Army]
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Central China Area Army
The Central China Area Army was a major field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for conducting and overseeing military operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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Chinese 71st Army
The Chinese 71st Army was a National Revolutionary Army formation of the Republic of China that saw significant combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
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East China Field Army
The East China Field Army was a major Communist military force during the Chinese Civil War, active primarily in eastern China under commanders such as Chen Yi and Su Yu.
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Reorganized National Government of China forces
The Reorganized National Government of China forces were the Japanese-sponsored collaborationist military units of Wang Jingwei’s regime that operated in occupied China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
The National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army was a major Chinese Communist military force that fought under nominal Nationalist command against Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: North China Area Army Target entity description: The North China Area Army was a major field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for military operations and occupation duties in northern China before and during World War II.
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A.
Central China Area Army
The Central China Area Army was a major field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for conducting and overseeing military operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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B.
Chinese 71st Army
The Chinese 71st Army was a National Revolutionary Army formation of the Republic of China that saw significant combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
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C.
East China Field Army
The East China Field Army was a major Communist military force during the Chinese Civil War, active primarily in eastern China under commanders such as Chen Yi and Su Yu.
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D.
Reorganized National Government of China forces
The Reorganized National Government of China forces were the Japanese-sponsored collaborationist military units of Wang Jingwei’s regime that operated in occupied China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
The National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army was a major Chinese Communist military force that fought under nominal Nationalist command against Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| accusedOf | war crimes in China ⓘ |
| allegiance | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Hebei
ⓘ
Henan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Henan
North China ⓘ Shandong ⓘ Shanxi Province ⓘ
surface form:
Shanxi
|
| branch | Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| controlled | multiple Japanese divisions in North China ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| disbandedAfter | Japan’s surrender in 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Chinese Communist forces
ⓘ
Chinese warlord forces ⓘ National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| formedFrom | China Garrison Army ⓘ |
| garrison |
Beijing
ⓘ
Tianjin ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Beijing area ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
counterinsurgency operations in North China
ⓘ
occupation of North China ⓘ pacification campaigns in North China ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| notableCommander |
Hayao Tada
ⓘ
Heisuke Yanagawa ⓘ Hitoshi Imamura ⓘ Nobuyoshi Mutō ⓘ Shunroku Hata ⓘ Okamura Yasuji ⓘ
surface form:
Yasuji Okamura
Yoshijirō Umezu ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
security of Japanese-occupied North China
ⓘ
supporting collaborationist Chinese regimes ⓘ |
| role |
military operations
ⓘ
occupation duties ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
China Expeditionary Army
ⓘ
Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ |
| theater |
China Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China theater
|
| timePeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
pre–World War II ⓘ |
| type | combined arms formation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: North China Area Army Description of subject: The North China Area Army was a major field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for military operations and occupation duties in northern China before and during World War II.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.