The was a
field armyA Field Army, or Area Army, usually referred to simply as an Army, is a term used by many national military forces for a formation superior to a corps and beneath an army group....
of the
Imperial Japanese ArmyThe Imperial Japanese Army , or literally Army of the Empire of Greater Japan was the official ground based armed force of Imperial Japan from 1867 to 1945...
during the
Second Sino-Japanese WarThe Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany and the Soviet Union...
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The was a
field armyA Field Army, or Area Army, usually referred to simply as an Army, is a term used by many national military forces for a formation superior to a corps and beneath an army group....
of the
Imperial Japanese ArmyThe Imperial Japanese Army , or literally Army of the Empire of Greater Japan was the official ground based armed force of Imperial Japan from 1867 to 1945...
during the
Second Sino-Japanese WarThe Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany and the Soviet Union...
.
History
The Japanese North China Area Army was formed on August 21, 1937 under the control of the
Imperial General HeadquartersThe as part of the Supreme War Council was established in 1893 to coordinate efforts between the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy during wartime...
. It was transferred to the newly formed
China Expeditionary ArmyThe was an army group of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It was responsible for all military operations in China, and at its peak had over 1 million soldiers under its command. In military literature, it is often referred to by the initials CGA...
on September 23, 1939. Headquartered in
BeijingBeijing is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China...
, it was responsible for direction and coordination of the Japanese military activity in all of
north Chinathumb|250px|Northern [[People's Republic of China]] region.Northern China or North China is a geographical region of China...
. It was demobilized in Beijing at the
surrender of JapanThe surrender of Japan in August 1945 brought World War II to a close. By August 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy effectively ceased to exist, and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent...
.
Commanding officerThe commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
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General Hisaichi Terauchi |
26 August 1937 |
9 December 1938 |
| 2 |
General Hajime Sugiyama was a field marshal who served as successively as chief of the Army General Staff, and minister of war in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II between 1937 and 1944. As War Minister in 1937, he was one of the principal architects of the China Incident or second Sino-Japanese War...
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9 December 1938 |
12 September 1939 |
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Lieutenant General Hayao Tada was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War.-Biography:A native of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Tada graduated from the 15th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1903. He served in the artillery during the Russo-Japanese War.Tada graduated from the 25th class...
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12 September 1939 |
7 July 1941 |
| 4 |
General Yasuji Okamurawas a general of the Imperial Japanese Army, war criminal, and commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Army from November 1944 to the end of World War II.- Early life :...
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7 July 1941 |
25 August 1944 |
| 5 |
General Naozaburo Okabe |
25 August 1944 |
22 November 1944 |
| 6 |
Lieutenant General Sadamu Shimomurawas a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and final Minister of War of the Empire of Japan.-Biography:Shimomura was a native of Kōchi Prefecture, and a graduate of the 20th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1908. His classmates included Prince Asaka, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko,...
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22 November 1944 |
15 August 1945 |
Chief of Staff
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Name |
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Major General Naozaburo Okabe |
26 August 1937 |
15 July 1938 |
| 2 |
Major General Tomoyuki YamashitaGeneral was a general of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. He was most famous for conquering the British colonies of Malaya and Singapore, earning the nickname "The Tiger of Malaya".-Early life:...
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15 July 1938 |
23 September 1939 |
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Major General Yukio Kasaharawas a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War.-Biography:Kasahara was born into a military family in Sendai, but attended the First Tokyo Middle School as a youth...
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23 September 1939 |
1 March 1941 |
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Lieutenant General Moritake Tanabewas a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.-Biography:A native of Ishikawa prefecture, Tanabe graduated from the 22nd class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1910 and from the 30th class of the Army Staff College in 1918....
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1 March 1941 |
6 November 1941 |
| 5 |
Lieutenant General Hatazo Adachiwas a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.- Early career :Adachi was born into an impoverished samurai family in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1884...
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6 November 1941 |
9 November 1942 |
| 6 |
Lieutenant General Sanji Okido |
9 November 1942 |
14 October 1944 |
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Major General Gaku Takahashi |
14 November 1944 |
15 August 1945 |