Japanese North China Area Army Explained

The was an area army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

History

The Japanese North China Area Army was formed on August 21, 1937 under the control of the Imperial General Headquarters. It was transferred to the newly formed China Expeditionary Army on September 23, 1939. Headquartered in Beijing, it was responsible for direction and coordination of the Japanese military activity in all of north China. It was demobilized in Beijing at the surrender of Japan.

List of Commanders

Commanding officers

	Name	From	To
1		26 August 1937	9 December 1938
2		9 December 1938	12 September 1939
3		12 September 1939	7 July 1941
4		7 July 1941	25 August 1944
5		25 August 1944	22 November 1944
6		22 November 1944	15 August 1945

Chiefs of Staff

	Name	From	To
1		26 August 1937	15 July 1938
2		15 July 1938	23 September 1939
3		23 September 1939	1 March 1941
4		1 March 1941	6 November 1941
5		6 November 1941	9 November 1942
6		9 November 1942	14 October 1944
7		14 November 1944	15 August 1945

References

• Book: Dorn , Frank . 1974 . The Sino-Japanese War, 1937–41: From Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor . MacMillan. . 0-02-532200-1.
• Book: Madej , Victor . 1981 . Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937–1945 . Game Publishing Company . B000L4CYWW.