Kantōgun
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Kantōgun was the Imperial Japanese Army's Kwantung Army, a powerful and influential military force stationed in Manchuria that played a central role in Japan's expansionist policies before and during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kantōgun canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army formation
ⓘ
army group ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Japanese Kwantung Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Kwantung Army
Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ
surface form:
関東軍
|
| commandStructure | semi-autonomous from Tokyo high command ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese Border Wars
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| dissolvedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| doctrine | offensive continental expansion ⓘ |
| engagedWith |
Chinese Communist forces
ⓘ
Guomin Gemingjun ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese National Revolutionary Army
Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Red Army
|
| formedIn | 1906 ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Kwantung Leased Territory
ⓘ
Manchuria ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Changchun
ⓘ
Shenyang ⓘ
surface form:
Mukden
|
| ideology |
Japanese ultranationalism
ⓘ
militarism ⓘ |
| includedUnit |
Unit 100
ⓘ
Unit 731 ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
experimentation on humans
ⓘ
war crimes in Manchuria ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Hideki Tojo
ⓘ
Otozō Yamada NERFINISHED ⓘ Seishirō Itagaki ⓘ Shigeru Honjō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Nomonhan Incident ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Manchuria
Mukden Incident ⓘ establishment of Manchukuo ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Manchuria
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast China
|
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| peakStrength | over 700000 soldiers ⓘ |
| regionControlled |
Manchukuo
ⓘ
parts of Inner Mongolia ⓘ |
| role |
instrument of Japanese expansionism in East Asia
ⓘ
occupation force in Manchuria ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ |
| supportedCreationOf | Manchukuo ⓘ |
| surrenderedIn | August 1945 ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
China
ⓘ
Korea ⓘ Soviet–Manchurian border ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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