The was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during Second Sino-Japanese War.
History The Japanese South China Area Army was formed on February 9, 1940, under the control of the China Expeditionary Army. It was transferred to direct control by the Imperial General Headquarters on July 23, 1940. Headquartered in Canton, it was responsible for direction of the Japanese invasion of southern China, garrisoning Japanese-occupied Guangdong Province and controlling military operations in neighboring Guangxi Province. It was disbanded on June 26, 1941, and its component units were reassigned back to the China Expeditionary Army.
On March 9, the 106th Division was recalled to Japan for demobilization from Central China. It was disbanded in Central China in April 1940 never having reached South China.
List of Commanders
Commanding officer Name From To1 Lieutenant General Rikichi Ando 10 February 1940 5 October 19402 Lieutenant General Jun Ushiroku 5 October 1940 26 June 1941
Chief of Staff Name From To1 Major General Hiroshi Nemoto 10 February 1940 1 March 19412 Major General Rimpei Katō 1 March 1941 28 June 1941
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