Kantokuen
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Kantokuen was an Imperial Japanese Army war plan developed in 1941 for a large-scale invasion of the Soviet Far East from Manchuria.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army war plan
ⓘ
military operation plan ⓘ |
| alternativeDoctrine | Nanshin-ron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedForce | Kwantung Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationForm | classified operational plan ⓘ |
| estimatedTroopStrength | over 1 million soldiers planned ⓘ |
| fullJapaneseName | 関東軍特種演習 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Japanese–Soviet Neutrality Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 関特演 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | illustrates Japan’s northern expansion strategy considerations ⓘ |
| implementationStatus | cancelled ⓘ |
| includedComponent |
air superiority operations over Soviet Far East
ⓘ
multi-front land invasion ⓘ rapid seizure of rail junctions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German–Soviet War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| launchArea |
Kwantung Army area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAdversary | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Japanese Army General Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Kwantung Army Special Maneuvers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Imperial General Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedStartCondition | favorable German advances against the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| planningBegan | 1941-07 ⓘ |
| reasonNotExecuted |
German failure to quickly defeat the Soviet Union in 1941
ⓘ
Japanese strategic shift to the south ⓘ |
| regionOfPlanning |
Manchukuo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | Hokushin-ron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Khalkhin Gol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts (1930s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| status | never executed ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
destruction of Soviet forces in the Far East
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large-scale invasion of the Soviet Far East ⓘ seizure of key Soviet ports and railways in the Far East ⓘ |
| targetRegion |
Primorye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ Transbaikal region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | short-notice offensive contingency plan ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | offensive ground campaign ⓘ |
| violatedTreatyIfExecuted | Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact of 1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDrafted | 1941 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hokushin-ron