Second General Army (Japan)
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| Second General Army | |
|---|---|
| Japanese: 第2総軍 (日本軍) Dai-ni Sōgun | |
| Active | April 8, 1945 – November 30, 1945 |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| Allegiance | Emperor of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type | General Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Hiroshima |
| Nickname(s) | Saiho (西方, Western) |
| Engagements | None (Operation Downfall) |
The Second General Army (第2総軍 (日本軍), Dai-ni Sōgun) was a
Kyūshū and Shikoku during the final stage of the Pacific War
.
History
The Second General Army was established on April 8, 1945 with the dissolution of the
conscripted students and home guard militia
.
After the
atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, most of the military units, logistical arms, and command staff of the Second General Army were killed. Together with the Fifth Division, Fifty-Ninth Army, and other combat divisions in the city who were also hit, an estimated 20,000 Japanese combatants were killed.[1]
Survivors regrouped at Ujina Air Base at the outskirts of Hiroshima, where they organized relief efforts and maintained public order in Hiroshima once
American occupation authorities
until November 1945 to assist with the demobilization of Japanese troops.
Commanders
Commanding officer
| Name | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Field Marshal Shunroku Hata | 5 April 1945 | 15 October 1945 |
Chief of Staff
| Name | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant General Tadakazu Wakamatsu | 6 April 1945 | 18 July 1945 |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Seisaburo Okazaki | 18 July 1945 | 15 October 1945 |
See also
References
Books
- Brooks, Lester (1968). Behind Japan's Surrender: The Secret Struggle That Ended an Empire. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
- Drea, Edward J. (1998). "Japanese Preparations for the Defense of the Homeland & Intelligence Forecasting for the Invasion of Japan". In the Service of the Emperor: Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-1708-0.
- Frank, Richard B (1999). Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-679-41424-X.
- Jowett, Bernard (1999). The Japanese Army 1931-45 (Volume 2, 1942-45). Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-354-3.
- Madej, Victor (1981). Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945. Game Publishing Company. ASIN: B000L4CYWW.
- Marston, Daniel (2005). The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-882-0.
- Skates, John Ray (1994). The Invasion of Japan: Alternative to the Bomb Downfall. New York: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 0-87249-972-3.
External links
- Wendel, Marcus. "Axis History Factbook". Second General Army.
- ^ Frank 1999, pp. 286–287.