Country Empire of Japan Role Field Army Nickname(s) 剛(Gō = “strength”) Founded 1942 | Type Infantry Garrison/HQ Rabaul Headquarters Rabaul Branch Imperial Japanese Army | |
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Active November 16, 1942 - August 15, 1945 Engagements New Guinea campaign, Solomon Islands campaign Similar Imperial Japanese Army, Japanese Seventh Area Army, Eighteenth Army, Japanese Seventeenth Area Army, Japanese Twelfth Area Army | ||
The Japanese Eighth Area Army (第8方面軍, Dai-hachi hōmen gun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
History
The Japanese 8th Area Army was formed on November 16, 1942 under the Southern Expeditionary Army Group for the specific task of opposing landings by Allied forces in Japanese-occupied Solomon Islands and New Guinea. It had its headquarters at Rabaul, New Britain and saw considerable combat in the Solomon Islands campaign, Bougainville campaign and New Guinea campaign.
References
Japanese Eighth Area Army Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA