Imperial General Headquarters

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The Imperial General Headquarters was the highest command authority of Japan’s armed forces during the Empire of Japan, directing military strategy and operations, especially throughout World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
military high command
alsoKnownAs Daihonʼei
Imperial GHQ
appliesToJurisdiction Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
commanderInChief Emperor of Japan
conflict Pacific War
Russo-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War I
World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
dissolved 1945
fieldOfWork military strategy
operational command
war planning
hasAuthorityOver Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
hasPart Army Section
Imperial General Headquarters–Government Liaison Conference
Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Navy Section
headquartersLocation Tokyo
inception 1893
legalForm extra-constitutional body
locatedInTime Meiji period
Shōwa period (pre-1945)
linked to: Showa era

Taishō period
linked to: Taisho era
locationCountry Japan
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
nativeName 大本営
nativeNameLanguage Japanese
notableCommander Hajime Sugiyama
Hideki Tojo
Osami Nagano
parentOrganization Government of the Empire of Japan
linked to: Government of Japan
reasonForDissolution Japanese surrender in World War II
replacedBy General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
significantEvent Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Midway
Battle of Okinawa
Invasion of Manchuria
Pacific War
Second Sino-Japanese War
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
World War II
subordinateTo Emperor of Japan

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Imperial Japanese Army subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan hasPart Imperial General Headquarters
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan governedBy Imperial General Headquarters
Japanese China Garrison Army subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Japanese occupation of Shanghai administrativeCenter Japanese military headquarters in Shanghai
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters
Japanese Central China Area Army commanders subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Yoshijiro Umezu memberOf Imperial General Headquarters
Yoshijiro Umezu represented Imperial General Headquarters of the Japanese Army
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters
Army Minister of Japan influencedBy Imperial General Headquarters
Navy Ministry of Japan coordinatedWith Imperial General Headquarters
Imperial General Headquarters nativeName 大本営
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters
Imperial General Headquarters alsoKnownAs Imperial GHQ
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff nativeLabel 軍令部
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters
Japanese North China Area Army subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Matsui Iwane associatedWith Imperial General Headquarters
Shigeyoshi Inoue servedUnder Imperial General Headquarters
General Order No. 1 addressee Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters
General Order No. 1 implementedBy Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters
Itagaki Seishirō memberOf Imperial General Headquarters
Ōyama Iwao associatedWith Imperial General Headquarters
China Expeditionary Army subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Central District Army subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Inspector-General of Military Education (Japan) subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Chief of the Imperial General Staff (acting, air representative) partOf Imperial General Staff
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters
Central China Area Army subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff reportsTo Imperial General Headquarters
梅津美治郎 militaryUnit 参謀本部
subject linked to: 梅津 美治郎
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters
Chief of the Army General Staff (Japan) reportsTo Imperial General Headquarters
Daihonʼei alsoKnownAs Imperial General Headquarters
Army Section partOf Imperial General Headquarters
Army Section subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Army Section reportedTo Imperial General Headquarters
Navy Section partOf Imperial General Headquarters
Navy Section subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Vice Chief of the Naval General Staff subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Vice Chief of the Naval General Staff usedBy Imperial General Headquarters
Southern Expeditionary Army Group subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Japanese 4th Fleet subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters (naval section)
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters
Japanese Karafuto garrison subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
North China Area Army subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
General (Imperial Japanese Army) associatedInstitution Imperial General Headquarters
Kantōgun subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Minister of War (Imperial Japan) influencedBy Imperial General Headquarters
subject linked to: Minister of War
Japanese Second Army subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Yoshijirō Umezu associatedWith Imperial General Headquarters
Hajime Sugiyama memberOf Imperial General Headquarters