Imperial Japanese Army

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The Imperial Japanese Army was the ground-based military force of the Empire of Japan, playing a central role in Japan’s expansion and major conflicts across East Asia and the Pacific during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military branch
abolishedBy Allied occupation authorities
allegiance Emperor of Japan
conflict Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Bataan
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Imphal
linked to: Burma campaign

Battle of Nomonhan
linked to: Nomonhan Incident

Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Singapore
First Sino-Japanese War
Invasion of Manchuria
Pacific War
Russo-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
linked to: Nomonhan Incident

World War I
World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
dissolved 1945
doctrine Bushido-influenced military ethos
era Meiji period
linked to: Meiji era

Shōwa period
linked to: Showa era

Taishō period
linked to: Taisho era
garrison Tokyo
headquartersLocation Tokyo
inception 1871
involvedIn Bataan Death March
Nanjing Massacre
Unit 731 human experimentation
legalBasis Meiji Constitution
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
motto Seven Lives for the Country
nativeName 大日本帝國陸軍
notableCommander Anami Korechika
Ishiwara Kanji
Itagaki Seishirō
Matsui Iwane
Mutaguchi Renya
Tōjō Hideki
linked to: Hideki Tojo

Yamagata Aritomo
Yamashita Tomoyuki
opposedBy British Army
Chinese Communist forces
Chinese National Revolutionary Army
linked to: Guomin Gemingjun

Soviet Red Army
linked to: Red Army

United States Army
partOf Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
peakPersonnelStrength over 6,000,000
primaryLanguage Japanese
primaryTheater East Asia
Pacific
linked to: Pacific Ocean

Southeast Asia
role land warfare
serviceBranchOf Imperial Japanese military
shortName IJA
subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
successor Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
symbol Rising Sun flag with rays
trainingInfluence French Army
Prussian Army
typeOfWarfarePracticed amphibious operations
jungle warfare
total war
usedScript Kanji

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Battle of Guadalcanal notableUnit Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Okinawa belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Iwo Jima belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Chinese Communist Party forces opposedTo Imperial Japanese Army
Marco Polo Bridge Incident belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Shanghai (1937) belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Meiji era militaryOrganization Imperial Japanese Army
Interwar period significantOrganization Imperial Japanese Army
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) involves Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Singapore captor Imperial Japanese Army
Harukichi Hyakutake militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
Wuhan campaign belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Nanjing Massacre perpetrator Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Changsha belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Hong Kong attacker Imperial Japanese Army
Henderson Field controlledBy Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service partOf Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Army
National Revolutionary Army opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Second United Front opponent Imperial Japanese Army
National Revolutionary Army foughtAgainst Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army shortName IJA
linked to: Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Taierzhuang belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Saipan militaryBranchInvolved Imperial Japanese Army
First Sino-Japanese War involvedForce Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Xuzhou belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Xuzhou offensiveActionBy Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Tarawa belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Order of the Golden Kite awardingBody Imperial Japanese Army
Tomoyuki Yamashita militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan hasPart Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese China Garrison Army partOf Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin combatant Imperial Japanese Army
Chinese 88th Division opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army General Staff partOf Imperial Japanese Army
Dutch East Indies campaign capturedBy Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Changde belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese occupation of Manchuria participant Imperial Japanese Army
Mitsuru Ushijima militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of the Pockets hasParticipant Imperial Japanese Army
Battle of Guangzhou involved Imperial Japanese Army
New Fourth Army opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Isamu Chō militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
China Theater involvedForce Imperial Japanese Army
Operation Ichi-Go commandedBy Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese Kwantung Army partOf Imperial Japanese Army
Hideki Tojo militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
V-J Day hasToDoWith Imperial Japanese Army
Chindits primaryOpponent Imperial Japanese Army