A field army (also known as numbered army or simply army ) is a military formation in many armed forces, composed of two or more corps . It may be subordinate to an army group . Air armies are the equivalent formations in air forces , and fleets in navies . A field army is composed of 80,000 to 300,000 soldiers.
11-769: Central Army may refer to: Central Army (Japan) , an active army of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Army (Turkey) , a field army of the Army of the Grand National Assembly during the Turkish War of Independence Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Central Army . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
22-792: A numerical name, such as the British Army of the Rhine , Army of the Potomac , Army of the Niemen or Aegean Army (also known as the Fourth Army). The Roman army was among the first to feature a formal field army, in the sense of a very large, combined arms formation, namely the sacer comitatus , which may be translated literally as "sacred escort". The term is derived from their being commanded by Roman emperors (who were regarded as sacred), when they acted as field commanders . While
33-822: Is one of five active Armies of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force . It is headquartered in Itami , Hyōgo . Its responsibility is the defense of Chūgoku , Kansai , Shikoku and the Southern half of the Chūbu region. Organization [ edit ] [REDACTED] Operational Structure of the Central Army 2011 (click image to enlarge) [REDACTED] Central Army , in Itami [REDACTED] 3rd Division , in Itami, responsible for
44-542: The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Military units and formations established in 1960 Hidden categories: Articles lacking sources from January 2024 All articles lacking sources Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles containing Japanese-language text Field army Specific field armies are usually named or numbered to distinguish them from "army" in
55-550: The Roman comitatensis (plural: comitatenses ) is sometimes translated as "field army", it may also be translated as the more generic "field force" or "mobile force" (as opposed to limitanei or garrison units). In some armed forces, an "army" is or has been equivalent to a corps-level unit . Prior to 1945, this was the case with a gun ( 軍 ; 'army') within the Imperial Japanese Army , for which
66-4937: The defense of Shikoku . 4th Engineer Brigade, in Uji 6th Engineer Group (Construction), in Toyokawa 7th Engineer Group (Construction), in Uji 102nd Equipment Company, in Uji 304th Engineer Company, in Izumo 305th Engineer Company, in Okayama 307th Vehicle Company, in Uji Central Army Field Artillery Unit, in Himeji , with three batteries of FH-70 155mm towed howitzers 1st Artillery Battalion, in Himeji 2nd Artillery Battalion, in Toyokawa, Aichi 3rd Artillery Battalion, in Nagi 4th Artillery Battalion, in Matsuyama 8th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, in Ono ( Type 3 Chū-SAM ) Central Army Combined (Training) Brigade, in Ōtsu 47th Infantry Regiment, in Kaita 49th Infantry Regiment, in Toyokawa 4th Basic Training Battalion, in Ōtsu 109th Training Battalion, in Ōtsu 110th Training Battalion, in Matsuyama Central Army Aviation Group, in Yao 5th Anti-tank Helicopter Battalion, in Ise Central Army Helicopter Battalion, in Mashiki Central Army Meteorological Company, in Mashiki Logistic Support Battalion, in Mashiki Central Army Logistic Support, in Kyoto Central Army Signal Group, in Itami 104th Signal Battalion, in Itami 104th Command Center Signal Battalion, in Itami 303rd Central Communication Company, in Itami Central Army Medical Service, in Itami Central Army Military Intelligence Battalion, in Itami Kansai Logistic Depot, in Uji References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] Central Army Homepage (Japanese) v t e [REDACTED] Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Units Ground Component Command (Direct reporting units) 1st Airborne Brigade Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Central Readiness Regiment Special Forces Group 1st Helicopter Brigade Armies [REDACTED] Northern Army 2nd Division 5th Brigade 7th Division 11th Brigade 1st Artillery Brigade 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade 3rd Engineer Brigade Northern Army Aviation Group [REDACTED] North Eastern Army 6th Division 9th Division 2nd Engineer Brigade North Eastern Army Field Artillery Regement North Eastern Army Aviation Group [REDACTED] Eastern Army 1st Division 12th Brigade 2nd Antiaircraft Artillery Group 1st Engineer Brigade Eastern Army Field Artillery Regement Eastern Army Aviation Group [REDACTED] Central Army 3rd Division 10th Division 13th Brigade 14th Brigade 4th Engineer Brigade Central Army Field Artillery Regement Central Army Aviation Group [REDACTED] Western Army 4th Division 8th Division 15th Brigade 2nd Artillery Brigade 2nd Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade 5th Engineer Brigade Western Army Tank Battalion Western Army Aviation Group Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Army_(Japan)&oldid=1215968453 " Categories : Armies of
77-665: The defense of the Hyōgo , Kyōto , Nara , Ōsaka , Shiga and Wakayama prefectures. [REDACTED] 10th Division , in Nagoya , responsible for the defense of the Aichi , Fukui , Gifu , Ishikawa , Mie and Toyama prefectures. [REDACTED] 13th Brigade , in Kaita , responsible for the defense of the Chūgoku region . [REDACTED] 14th Brigade , in Zentsūji , responsible for
88-612: The formation equivalent in size to a field army was a hōmen-gun ( 方面軍 ; 'area army'). In the Soviet Red Army and the Soviet Air Forces , an army was subordinate in wartime to a front (an equivalent of army group ). It contained at least three to five divisions along with artillery, air defense, reconnaissance and other supporting units. It could be classified as either a combined arms army (CAA) or tank army (TA); and while both were combined arms formations,
99-458: The former contained a larger number of motorized rifle divisions while the latter contained a larger number of tank divisions . In peacetime, a Soviet army was usually subordinate to a military district . Modern field armies are large formations which vary significantly between armed forces in size, composition, and scope of responsibility. For instance, within NATO a field army is composed of
110-1313: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Army&oldid=602917668 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Central Army (Japan) [REDACTED] This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . Find sources: "Central Army" Japan – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( January 2024 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Central Army [REDACTED] Central Army Distinctive Unit Insignia Active 14 January 1960 – present Country [REDACTED] Japan Branch [REDACTED] Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type Field army Garrison/HQ Camp Itami, Itami , Hyōgo Commanders Current commander Lt. Gen. Taizo Horii Military unit The Central Army ( 中部方面隊 , Chūbuhōmen-tai )
121-418: The sense of an entire national defence force or land force. In English , the typical orthographic style for writing out the names field armies is word numbers , such as "First Army"; whereas corps are usually distinguished by Roman numerals (e.g. I Corps) and subordinate formations with ordinal numbers (e.g. 1st Division). A field army may be given a geographical name in addition to or as an alternative to
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