Regional army

A regional army ( Japanese 方面軍 , hōmengun ) was a large unit (similar to the German army ) in the organizational structure of the Imperial Japanese Army , which was composed of several corps or directly subordinate divisions and independent mixed brigades and was responsible for warfare in a certain region was. At the beginning of the Pacific War there was one regional army, at the end of the war there were 17.

The higher-level unit of the regional army was the main army .

A regional army was commanded by a lieutenant general or a general .

Regional armies (as of 1945)

The locations in brackets indicate the location of the regional army command.

• 1st Regional Army ( China , Dunhua City)
  • 3rd Army
  • 5th Army
  • 122nd Division
  • 134th Division
  • 139th Division

• 2nd Regional Army ( New Guinea )
  • 2nd Army
    • 3rd division
    • 35th division
    • 36th division
    • more small units
  • 18th Army
    • 20th division
    • 41st Division
    • 51st Division
    • more small units
  • 19th Army
    • 5th division
    • 46th Division
    • 48th division
    • more small units
  • 4th Air Army
    • 7th Air Division
  • 1. Field base unit
  • 2. Field base unit
• 3rd Regional Army (China, Fengtian City (today: Shenyang ))
  • 30th Army
  • 44th Army
  • 108th Division
  • 136th Division
  • 79th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 130th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 134th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 1st independent tank brigade

• 5th Regional Army ( Japan , Sapporo )
  • 7th division
  • 42nd division
  • 88th division
  • 89th Division
  • 91st Division
  • 101st Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 129th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 1st Air Division

• 6th Regional Army (China, Hankou City)
  • 11th Army
  • 12th Army
  • 132nd Division
  • 17th independent mixed brigade
  • 83rd Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 84th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 85th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 5th Independent Infantry Brigade
  • 7th Independent Infantry Brigade
  • 12th Independent Infantry Brigade

• 7th Regional Army ( Malaya , Singapore )
  • 25th Army
  • 29th Army
  • 16th Army
  • 37th Army
  • 46th Division
  • 26th independent mixed brigade

• 8th Regional Army ( Papua New Guinea , Rabaul )
  • 17th Army
  • 6th division
  • 17th division
  • 6th Air Division

• 10th Regional Army ( Taiwan , Taipei )
  • 32nd Army
  • 9th division
  • 12th division
  • 50th division
  • 66th Division
  • 71st Division
  • 75th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 76th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 100th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 102nd Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 103rd Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 112th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 61st Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 8th Air Division

• 11th Regional Army (Japan, Sendai )
  • 50th Army
  • 72nd Division
  • 142nd Division
  • 222nd Division
  • 322nd Division
  • 113th Independent Mixed Brigade

• 12th Regional Army (Japan, Tokyo )
  • 36th Army
  • 51st Army
  • 52nd Army
  • 53rd Army
  • Tokyo Bay Corps
  • Tokyo Defense Army
  • 1st Guard Division
  • 321st Division
  • 66th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 67th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 1st anti-aircraft division (flak)

• 13th Regional Army (Japan, Nagoya )
  • 54th Army
  • 73rd Division
  • 153rd Division
  • 229th Division
  • 8th independent tank brigade

• 14th Regional Army ( Philippines , Luzon )
  • 35th Army
  • 41st Army
  • 10th division
  • 19th division
  • 23rd division
  • 103rd Division
  • 105th division
  • 2nd Panzer Division
  • 1st Air Storm Division (Dai-1 Teishin Shūdan)
  • 4th Air Division
  • 58th Independent Mixed Brigade

• 15th Regional Army (Japan, Osaka )
  • 55th Army
  • 59th Army
  • 144th Division
  • 225th Division
  • 123rd Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 3rd anti-aircraft division (flak)

• 16th Regional Army (Japan, Futsuka City (today: Chikushino ))
  • 40th Army
  • 56th Army
  • 57th Army
  • 25th division
  • 57th Division
  • 216th Division
  • 4th anti-aircraft division (flak)
  • 64th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 107th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 118th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 122nd Independent Mixed Brigade
  • 126th Independent Mixed Brigade
  • Tsushima fortress

• 17th Regional Army ( Korea , Seoul )
  • 58th Army
  • 120th division
  • 150th division
  • 160th division
  • 320th division
  • 127th Independent Mixed Brigade

• 18th Regional Army ( Thailand , Bangkok )
  • 15th Army
  • 15th division
  • 22nd division
  • 29th independent mixed brigade

• Burma Regional Army ( Burma )
  • 28th Army
  • 33rd Army
  • 31st division
  • 33rd Division
  • 56th Division
  • 24th independent mixed brigade
  • 105th Independent Mixed Brigade

• Northern China Regional Army (China, Beijing )
  • 1st Army
  • 12th Army
  • Mongolia Army
  • 43rd Army
  • 1st independent mixed brigade
  • 8th independent mixed brigade
  • 9th independent mixed brigade
  • 2nd independent infantry brigade

• South China Regional Army
  • 22nd Army
    • 5th division
    • Mixed Brigade Guard
    • Taiwan Mixed Brigade
  • 18th division
  • 38th Division
  • 104th Division
  • 106th Division
  • 21. Independent Air Corps

• Central China Regional Army
  • 10th Army
  • Shanghai Expeditionary Army

Remarks

1. ↑ In the Imperial Japanese Army, the units called "Army" corresponded to the corps of Western armies.