Japanese Twelfth Area Army







































Japanese Twelfth Area Army

Operation Coronet.jpg
Invasion Map for Tokyo region during Operation Downfall

Active February 1, 1945 - August 15, 1945
Country  Japan
Branch War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg Imperial Japanese Army
Type Infantry
Role Field Army
Garrison/HQ Tokyo
Nickname(s) 幡(Hata = “banner”)
Engagements Operation Downfall


The Japanese Twelfth Area Army (第12方面軍, Dai-jūni hōmen gun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 List of Commanders


    • 2.1 Commanding officer


    • 2.2 Chief of Staff




  • 3 References


    • 3.1 Books




  • 4 External links


  • 5 Notes





History


The Japanese 12th Area Army was formed on February 2, 1945 under the First General Army as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allied forces in central Honshū during Operation Downfall (or Operation Ketsugō (決号作戦, Ketsugō sakusen) in Japanese terminology).[1] The Japanese 12th Area Army was responsible for the Kantō region of Japan and was headquartered in Tokyo.


It consisted mostly of poorly trained reservists, conscripted students and home guard militia. In addition, the Japanese had organized the Volunteer Fighting Corps — which included all healthy men aged 15–60 and women 17–40 — to perform combat support, and ultimately combat jobs. Weapons, training, and uniforms were generally lacking: some men were armed with nothing better than muzzle-loading muskets, longbows, or bamboo spears; nevertheless, they were expected to make do with what they had.[2]


The 12th Area Army was demobilized at the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945 without having seen combat.



List of Commanders



Commanding officer



























Name From To
1 General Keisuke Fujie
February 1, 1945 March 9, 1945
2 General Shizuichi Tanaka
March 9, 1945 August 24, 1945
3 General Kenji Doihara
August 25, 1945 September 2, 1945


Chief of Staff





















Name From To
1 Lieutenant General Eiichi Tatsumi
February 1, 1945 March 1, 1945
2 Major General Tatsuhiko Takashima
March 1, 1945 August 25, 1945


References



Books




  • Drea, Edward J. (1998). "Japanese Preparations for the Defense of the Homeland & Intelligence Forecasting for the Invasion of Japan". In the Service of the Emperor: Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-1708-0..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  • Frank, Richard B (1999). Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-679-41424-X.


  • Jowett, Bernard (1999). The Japanese Army 1931-45 (Volume 2, 1942-45). Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-354-3.


  • Madej, Victor (1981). Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945. Game Publishing Company. ASIN: B000L4CYWW.


  • Marston, Daniel (2005). The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-882-0.


  • Skates, John Ray (1994). The Invasion of Japan: Alternative to the Bomb Downfall. New York: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 0-87249-972-3.



External links



  • Wendel, Marcus. "Axis History Factbook". Japanese Twelfth Area Army.


Notes





  1. ^ Skates, The Invasion of Japan: Alternative to the Bomb Downfall


  2. ^ Frank, Downfall, p. 188–9. Bauer and Coox, OLYMPIC VS KETSU-GO.









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