Country Empire of Japan Role Corps Nickname(s) Wa (和, Harmony) Founded 1940 | Type Infantry Garrison/HQ Nanning Headquarters Nanning Branch Imperial Japanese Army | |
Active February 9, 1940 - November 9, 1940 Engagement Japanese invasion of French Indochina Similar Sixth Army, Twenty‑Eighth Army, Fifty‑Second Army, Eighteenth Army | ||
The Japanese 22nd Army (第22軍, Dai-nijyuni gun) was a short-lived army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
History
The Japanese 22nd Army was formed on February 9, 1940 under the Japanese Southern China Area Army, and served as a garrison force for the southern Chinese province of Guangxi. It participated in a number of combat operations during the Battle of South Guangxi.
At the time of the Invasion of French Indochina, its commanding officer, Lieutenant General Seiichi Kuno violated direct orders from Tokyo, and joined in the attack and occupation of portions of Annam, during the Invasion of French Indochina. Due to this insubordination, he was relieved of command, and the Japanese 22nd Army was disbanded on November 9, 1940. Its divisions were reassigned to other areas.