Throughout the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army had shown immense brutality and engaged in numerous atrocities against civilians, as well as prisoners of war – with the Nanjing Massacre being the most well known example. [57]

At the outbreak of the Second World War, the basic structure of the Imperial Japanese Army was as follows: Division (~20,000 men) – Consisted of 3 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry regiment, 1 artillery regiment, 1 engineering battalion and 1 army …

The Japanese military before and during World War II committed numerous atrocities against civilian and military personnel. Its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, prior to a declaration of war and without warning killed 2,403 neutral military personnel and civilians and wounded 1,247 others.

The Japanese Army in the field is organized into groups of armies, area armies, armies, and forces with special missions which initially do not come under command of any army. The Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army is responsible for the general direction of the army forces in the field.

2025年1月31日 · Japan - WWII, Defeat, Pacific: The European war presented the Japanese with tempting opportunities. After the Nazi attack on Russia in 1941, the Japanese were torn between German urgings to join the war against the Soviets and their natural inclination to seek richer prizes from the European colonial territories to the south.

A Japanese Army should be considered the equivalent of an American or British Corps. It is composed of a headquarters, a variable number of infantry divisions, and army troops. Such a force normally comprises from 50,000 to 150,000 officers and enlisted men.

2023年7月5日 · Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Imperial Japanese Army was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan and was one of the most powerful armies in the world during its existence.

2013年7月24日 · The existing historiography explains many of the key factors relating to the Imperial Army, including its role in the Japanese political system and its wartime strategy, the development of its tactics and weapons technologies, and the state of morale and combat motivation among its troops.

During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army constituted the Japanese Empire’s principal ground force. Founded in 1871, the army was under the nominal command of the Emperor, although in most cases the Ministry of War and the General Staff Office controlled its actions.

From Pearl Harbor and the development of atomic bombs, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, VJ and VE Day and the events that followed summer 1945, below is a collection of stories mapping out milestones in Japan's role in the Second World War. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?