Japanese Central China Area Army
Japanese Central China Area Army | |
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Active | November 7, 1937-February 14, 1938 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Field Army |
Garrison/HQ | Shanghai |
The Japanese Central China Area Army (中支那方面軍, Naka Shina hōmen gun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
History[]
On November 7, 1937 Japanese Central China Area Army (CCAA) was organized as a reinforcement expeditionary army by combining the Shanghai Expeditionary Army (SEF) and the IJA Tenth Army. General Iwane Matsui was appointed as its commander-in-chief, concurrent with his assignment as commander-in-chief of the SEF. Matsui reported directly to Imperial General Headquarters. After the Battle of Nanjing, the CCAA was disbanded on February 14, 1938 and its component units were reassigned to the Central China Expeditionary Army.
List of Commanders[]
Commanding officer[]
Name | From | To | |
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1 | General Iwane Matsui | 30 October 1937 | 14 February 1938 |
Chief of Staff[]
Name | From | To | |
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1 | Major General | 2 November 1937 | 14 February 1938 |
References[]
- Dorn, Frank (1974). The Sino-Japanese War, 1937-41: From Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor. MacMillan. ISBN 0-02-532200-1.
- Madej, Victor (1981). Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945. Game Publishing Company. ASIN: B000L4CYWW.
Categories:
- Field armies of Japan
- Military units and formations established in 1937
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1938
- Nanjing Massacre perpetrators