Northern Army

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The Northern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for the defense of Hokkaido and Japan’s northern approaches.

All labels observed (7)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf formation of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ
regional army command ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
engagesIn bilateral and multilateral training with foreign militaries ⓘ
joint exercises with other Self-Defense Force branches ⓘ
foundedBy Government of Japan ⓘ
garrisonLocation Hokkaido ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Northern Army (JGSDF) ⓘ
北部方面隊 ⓘ
linked to: Northern Army
hasAllegiance Japan ⓘ
hasAreaOfResponsibility Hokkaido region of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Hokkaido

Japan’s northern approaches and nearby sea/air approaches ⓘ
hasComponent 11th Brigade ⓘ
2nd Division ⓘ
5th Brigade ⓘ
7th Division ⓘ
Northern Army Artillery ⓘ
linked to: Northern Army

Northern Army Aviation Group ⓘ
Northern Army Engineer Group ⓘ
Northern Army Intelligence units ⓘ
linked to: Northern Army

Northern Army Logistic Support units ⓘ
Northern Army Medical units ⓘ
Northern Army Signal Group ⓘ
Northern Army Special Forces-type or rapid reaction elements ⓘ
hasLanguage Japanese ⓘ
hasRole deterrence ⓘ
disaster relief support ⓘ
support to civil authorities in emergencies ⓘ
territorial defense ⓘ
hasType army-level regional command ⓘ
headquartersLocation Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan ⓘ
linked to: Sapporo
legalBasis Japan Self-Defense Forces Law ⓘ
militaryBranch Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ
notableFocus armored and mechanized warfare ⓘ
cold-weather operations ⓘ
operatesIn Hokkaido ⓘ
Northern Japan ⓘ
partOf Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ
primaryMission defend Hokkaido against external aggression ⓘ
secure Japan’s northern approaches ⓘ
responsibleFor defense of Hokkaido ⓘ
defense of Japan’s northern approaches ⓘ
subordinateTo Ground Staff Office of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Ministry of Defense of Japan ⓘ
usesEquipmentType air defense systems ⓘ
armored fighting vehicles ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ
main battle tanks ⓘ
self-propelled artillery ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Army → hasComponent → Northern Army Artillery ⓘ
linked to: Northern Army
Northern Army → hasComponent → Northern Army Intelligence units ⓘ
linked to: Northern Army
Northern Army → hasAbbreviation → 北部方面隊 ⓘ
linked to: Northern Army
Federal Army → alsoKnownAs → Northern Army ⓘ
Northern Army → alsoKnownAs → Northern forces ⓘ
linked to: Northern Army
5th Brigade → partOf → Northern Army ⓘ
5th Brigade → subordinateTo → Northern Army ⓘ
5th Brigade → operationalCommand → Northern Army ⓘ
Northern Army Signal Group → partOf → Northern Army ⓘ
Northern Army Signal Group → supports → Northern Army headquarters ⓘ
linked to: Northern Army
Northern Army Engineer Group → partOf → Northern Army ⓘ
Northern Army Medical units → subordinateTo → Northern Army command ⓘ
linked to: Northern Army
Northern Army (JGSDF) → hasAbbreviation → Northern Army ⓘ