Country Empire of Japan Role Field Army Headquarters Beijing Branch Imperial Japanese Army | Type Infantry Garrison/HQ Beijing Founded 1937 | |
Active August 21, 1937 – August 15, 1945 Similar Imperial Japanese Army, Japanese China Garrison, Japanese Central China Ar, Second Army, Kwantung Army | ||
The Japanese North China Area Army (北支那方面軍, Kita Shina hōmen gun) was a field 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.
References
Japanese Northern China Area Army Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA