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Japanese Eighth Area Army

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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