Twelfth Army (Japan)

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Japanese Twelfth Army
ActiveNovember 7, 1938 - August 15, 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleCorps
Garrison/HQZhengzhou
Nickname(s)Jin ("Benevolence")

The Japanese 12th Army (第12軍, Dai-jyūni gun) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

History[]

The Japanese 12th Army was formed on November 7, 1938 under the North China Area Army as a garrison force for the occupation the provinces North China. It served primary as a training and reserve unit, and participated in counter-insurgency operations.

The 59th division famous for its wartime atrocities was attached to the Twelfth Army from February 1942 till May 1945.

The 12th Army was demobilized at Zhengzhou, Henan Province on the surrender of Japan.

List of Commanders[]

Commanding officers[]

Name From To
1 Lieutenant General 9 November 1938 12 September 1939
2 Lieutenant General 12 September 1939 1 March 1941
3 Lieutenant General 1 March 1941 1 March 1943
4 Lieutenant General Seiichi Kita 1 March 1943 7 February 1944
5 Lieutenant General Eitaro Uchiyama 5 February 1944 7 April 1945
6 Lieutenant General 7 April 1945 15 August 1945

Chief of Staff[]

Name From To
1 Lt. General Asasaburo Kobayashi 9 November 1938 1 December 1939
2 Lt. General 1 December 1939 2 December 1940
3 Lt. General 2 December 1940 15 October 1941
4 Major General 15 October 1941 10 December 1942
5 Major General 10 December 1942 16 October 1944
6 Lt. General 16 October 1944 1 September 1945

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.

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