area army
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An area army was a large, regional-level field army formation of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for commanding multiple armies within a broad theater of operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| area army canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army formation
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ operational-level military unit ⓘ |
| abolishedAfter | Japan’s defeat in World War II ⓘ |
| commandLevel |
above army
ⓘ
below Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ |
| commands |
army
ⓘ
multiple field armies ⓘ |
| comparableTo |
army group
ⓘ
theater army ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| doctrine | Japanese military doctrine of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
allocation of resources among subordinate armies
ⓘ
logistical coordination for multiple armies ⓘ planning large-scale campaigns ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
artillery units
ⓘ
infantry units ⓘ support units ⓘ |
| hasRole |
operational control of multiple armies
ⓘ
regional-level command ⓘ theater-level command ⓘ |
| higherFormationOf | army ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
broad operational area
ⓘ
specific geographic region ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRankOfCommander |
general
ⓘ
lieutenant general ⓘ |
| notableExample |
China Expeditionary Army (area army-level formation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Area Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Area Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Army order of battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
broad theater of operations
ⓘ
coordination of large-scale operations ⓘ strategic direction of subordinate armies ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Imperial General Headquarters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army General Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Shōwa period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand |
operational command
ⓘ
strategic command at theater level ⓘ |
| typicalSize | several hundred thousand soldiers ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Pacific War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II in Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.