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20-664: Southern Army may refer to: Southern Expeditionary Army Group , part of the Imperial Japanese Army during the World War II era Southern Army, a name under which Southern Command of the British Indian Army operated from 1942–45 Southern Army of Gondor , from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fiction Confederate States Army of the U.S. Civil War Southern Army (Italy) Topics referred to by
40-406: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Southern Expeditionary Army Group [Burma] [Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra] [Philippines] [Thailand] [New Guinea, Solomon Islands] [Borneo] [Dutch East Indies] [French Indochina] The Southern Expeditionary Army Group ( 南方軍 , Nanpō gun ) was a general army of
60-672: The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. It was originally the 14th Army, formed on November 6, 1941, for the upcoming invasion of the Philippines . It was reorganized in the Philippines on July 28, 1944, when Allied landings were considered imminent. The Fourteenth Area Army was formed by reinforcing and renaming the Fourteenth Army ( 第14軍 , Dai-jyūyon gun ) . (An IJA "area army"
80-559: The Imperial Japanese Army during World War II . It was responsible for all military operations in South East Asian and South West Pacific campaigns of World War II. Its military symbol was NA . The Southern Expeditionary Army Group was formed on November 6, 1941, under the command of Gensui Count Terauchi Hisaichi , with orders to attack and occupy Allied territories and colonies in South East Asia and
100-672: The South Pacific . Plans for an invasion of the Philippines were finalized on November 13–15, by Lt General Masaharu Homma , Lt General Hideyoshi Obata , Vice Admiral Ibō Takahashi and Vice Admiral Nishizo Tsukahara . These plans called for air attacks against the Philippines, beginning on X-Day , by the 5th Army Air Force Division and the 11th Naval Air Fleet . At this time, Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy units were to land on Batan Island , Luzon (at Aparri, Cagayan , Vigan , and Legazpi City ), and at Davao , Mindanao , and to seize airfields. Following
120-656: The 14th Army officially reverted to the control of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group. On July 28, 1944, the Japanese 14th Army officially became the Japanese 14th Area Army . Two more divisions (the 8th Division and the 10th Division ) arrived in August 1944 as reinforcements, and also in August the 35th Army came under its control. On October 10, 1944, General Tomoyuki Yamashita assumed
140-638: The 48th Division was detached and reassigned to the Japanese Sixteenth Army for the invasion of the Netherlands East Indies , and was replaced with the Fourth Division . As the army was still fighting in the Philippines, its commanding officer, Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma , requested more reinforcements. The 10th Independent Garrison was sent to the Philippines as was the 21st Division Infantry Group, and
160-669: The First Field Artillery Headquarters to command the field artillery units. The Fourth and Seventh Tank Regiments were part of the 14th Army, as well as the First, Eighth, and 16th Field Artillery Regiments and the 9th Independent Field Artillery Battalion. This army was responsible for the Bataan Death March after the surrender of US and Filipino forces in Bataan, and the 65th Independent Brigade
180-697: The Sakaguchi detachment and 2nd Kure Special Naval Landing Force occupied Tarakan . They secured Balikpapan on January 23. On 10 February Bandjermasin , the capital of Dutch Borneo was occupied. The Eastern invasion group included the Sasebo Combined Naval Landing Force and 1st Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Force. They left Davao on January 9 and during the early morning of January 11, arrived at and occupied Menado . The Sasebo Combined Special Naval Landing Force then attacked and occupied Kendari on January 23. Makassar
200-513: The command of the 14th Area Army to defend the Philippines. In the various battles of the Philippines campaign (1944–45) against combined American and Philippine Commonwealth armed forces in Leyte , Mindanao and parts of Luzon , the Japanese 14th Area Army suffered over 350,000 casualties, including virtually all of the 18,000 men of the 16th Infantry Division in the Battle of Leyte . Troops of
220-524: The commander of 16th Army Lt. General Hitoshi Imamura arrived at Takao , Taiwan from his base at Saigon . He received an order to hasten the invasion preparation toward Java . But due to shipping shortages, he had to adjust the plans. On January 21, he arrived at Manila to inspect the Imperial Japanese Army 48th Division and to have discussion with the commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy 3rd Fleet . The Netherlands East Indies
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#1732765211707240-601: The elimination of American air support, the main body of the IJA 14th Army was to land at Lingayen Gulf , while another force landed at Lamon Bay . These forces were then to attack Manila in a pincer attack . After this, the islands of Manila Bay were to be taken. In the resulting Battle of the Philippines (1942) , Japanese forces accomplished their primary objectives. On July 22, 1941, Japanese forces, called Indochina Expeditionary Army invaded Vichy French Indochina and occupied its naval and air bases. On January 18, 1942,
260-492: The main force. On February 28 midnight the 230th Infantry Regiment landed on Eretan Wetan on Java. The center group was composed of IJA 48th Division , left for Java on February 8, 1942 from Lingayen Gulf, in the Philippines. On February 25, the convoy arrived at Balikpapan and the Sakaguchi detachment (56th Regiment Group) joined the force. They landed at Kragan on Java by midnight February 28. Earlier on January 11,
280-422: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Southern Army . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southern_Army&oldid=991017844 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
300-677: Was also accused of the Mariveles Massacre. The 14th Army came under the direct control of Imperial General Headquarters in June, 1942; however, the Southern Expeditionary Army Group in Saigon continued to issue orders, at times in conflict with those received from Tokyo, and the 14th's commanding officer was plagued by insubordination from junior officers who used the situation to issue orders without his approval, or to countermand orders with which they did not agree. In August 1942, Homma
320-504: Was captured on 9 February by the Sasebo Combined Special Naval Landing Force. All these are on Celebes island. The 1st Kure Special Naval Landing Force and 228th Infantry Regiment from 38th Army and Airplane Carrier Division 2 from Japan, reached Ambon on January 30. Japanese Fourteenth Army The Fourteenth Area Army ( 第14方面軍 , Dai-jyūyon hōmen gun ) was a field army of
340-424: Was carried aboard 56 transport ships and left for Java on February 18. By midnight on February 28, the ships landed at Merak and Bantam Bay on Java island. Following the surrender of Hong Kong , the 228th, 229th and 230th Infantry Regiments from the IJA 38th Division were also deployed to Netherlands East Indies separately. On February 13, the 229th and 230th assaulted Palembang on Sumatra and then joined
360-519: Was equivalent to a field army in other militaries, while an IJA "army" was a smaller, corps -level formation.) The Japanese 14th Army was formed on November 6, 1941, under the Southern Expeditionary Army Group for the specific task of invading and occupying the Philippines . It initially consisted of the IJA 16th Division , 48th Division , 56th Division , and 65th Independent Mixed Infantry Brigade . In January 1942,
380-470: Was invaded in a three-prong attack by using 3 groups: western, center and eastern group. The IJA 2nd Division of the IJA 16th Army , which was assembled in Taiwan , was ordered on January 25 to move in to Cam Ranh Bay and became the main force of western invasion group. At Cam Ranh Bay, the troops were trained for the tropical jungle warfare . On the 30th, the attack order was announced. The western group
400-473: Was replaced by Lieutenant General Shizuichi Tanaka . In July 1942 the 4th Division came under control of the 14th Army, as did the 30th Division , which was assigned to the defense of Mindanao . As the war situation continued to deteriorate for Japan, and Allied forces prepared to invade the Philippines, the 14th Army restructured its independent infantry brigades and reserves to form the new 100th , 102nd , 103rd , and 105th Divisions . In March 1944
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