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Imperial General Headquarters - Command for Japanese Military, WWII
 

The Imperial General Headquarters was the supreme command for Japanese military forces during the World War II era.

Organization of the Imperial Japanese Army -- December 8, 1941

The majority of these troops were stationed in China, Indochina, Japan, Formosa, Korea, and Manchuria. Only a fraction of Japan's military would be available for the December 1941 operations in southeast Asia and the Pacific. This includes some 61 divisions, 59 cavalry brigades, and 51 air squadrons.

Imperial General Headquarters

  • General Defense Command
  • China Expeditionary Force
  • North China Theater Army
  • Kwantung Theater Army
  • Southern Expeditionary Army

Other

  • 4th Infantry Division
  • 1st Army Hospital
  • 2nd Army Hospital
  • 3rd Army Hospital
  • Korean Remount Department
  • Airforce Transport Department
  • IGHQ
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