8. oblastní armáda [1942-1945]

8th Area Army / 第八方面軍
     
Název:
Name:
8. oblastní armáda 8th Area Army
Originální název:
Original Name:
第八方面軍
Datum vzniku:
Raised/Formed:
16.11.1942
Předchůdce:
Predecessor:
- -
Datum zániku:
Disbanded:
02.09.1945
Nástupce:
Successor:
- -
Nadřízené velitelství:
Higher Command:
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR Jižní expediční armáda
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR Imperial Headquarters
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR Southern Expeditionary Army
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR Imperial Headquarters
Dislokace:
Deployed:
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.08.1945 Rabaul, ? /

Velitel:
Commander:
16.11.1942-02.09.1945 Imamura, Hitoši (Rikugun Čújó / Rikugun Chujo)
Náčelník štábu:
Chief of Staff:
16.11.1942-02.09.1945 Kató, Rinpei (Rikugun Čújó / Rikugun Chujo)
Podřízené jednotky:
Subordinated Units:
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR
Čestný název:
Honorary Name:
-
-
Vyznamenání:
Decorations:
-
Poznámka:
Note:
Kódové označení (Cúšógó): Gó (剛) Code Name (Tsūshōgō): Gō (剛)
Zdroje:
Sources:
ja.wikipedia.org ; http://www.axishistory.com/
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The army was built in such a way for účelom posilenia forces operujúcich on the Novei Guinea and zabráneniu prípadného attempted vylodenie of the allied forces. Z tohto dôvodu velenie bolo umiestnené in Rabaul, New Guinea. After the interruption of the spojenia with the mainland army operating independently, pričom velenie in Rabaule existed until skončenia the army.


Personálne obsadenie the army at the end of the summon existencie:

Commander: gen. / Gen. Hitoshi Imamura
Chief of staff: gen. por. / Lt. Gen. Kató Rinpei
Older štábny dôstojník: gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Shiro Hirose
Older štábny dôstojník: col. / Col. Tsuruo Takahashi
Senior adjutant: col. / Col. Tokutaro Matsuhisa
Chief pre armament: gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Funayama Sadaharu
Chief accountant: gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Akira Hirota
Chief surgeon: gen. por. / Lt. Gen. Kei Uehara
Chief veterinary use: col. / Col. Tadakazu Yukawa
Chief justičnej services: gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Masayoshi Yajima
Assistant pre funny any idea as: mjr. / Owner. Nagamasa Narimatsu



Zastupca chief of staff:
11.9.1942-2.8.1943 colonel. / Col. Takeshi Sato (Masaru Sato 1))
2.8.1943-11.9.1943 gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Arisue Yadoru
11.9.1943-19.6.1944 gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Kimehide Kohei (Kohei Takeshi 1))


Operačný dôstojník (1. sekcia stabu - operacie):
1. Older dôstojník - sekcia manévrov
9.11.1942-2.8.1943 colonel. / Col. Arisue Yadoru
2.8.1943-DD.MM.1945 colonel. / Col. Kazuo Tanigawa
20.3.1945 - colonel. / Col. Tsuruo Takahashi

Informačný dôstojník:
2. štábny dôstojník
9.11.1942-20.8.1943 colonel. / Col. Michio Kato
20.8.1943-10.6.1945 gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Michio Kato
10.6.1945 gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Shiro Hirose

Crew:
9.11.1942-7.4.1943 colonel. / Lt. Col. Koyama Kimitoshi (chief of the pre logistics)
9.11.1942-25.8.1943 colonel. / Lt. Col. Shinohara Yutaka (chief of the pre plavidlá)
9.11.1942-1.2.1943 colonel. / Lt. Col. Ōsaka Junji
9.11.1942-1.3.1945 mjr. / Owner. Shiro Hara (Operácie)
1.3.1945-16.3.1945 colonel. / Lt. Col. Shiro Hara (Operácie)
26.11.1942-10.5.1943 colonel. / Lt. Col. Ichiji Sugita (any idea as)
6.12.1942-1.6.1943 colonel. / Lt. Col. Imoto Kumao (at the same time, the crew Juhovýchodnej fleet)
7.4.1943-20.3.1945 colonel. / Col. Tsuruo Takahashi
28.6.1943-20.7.1943 colonel. / Col. Ōsaka Junji
1.3.1944-11.12.1944 colonel. / Lt. Col. Shinohara Yutaka

Senior adjutant:
9.11.1942-2.8.1943 colonel. / Col. Matsuyama Yoshimasa
col. / Col. Tokutaro Matsuhisa

Chief pre armament:
1.3.1943-8.1945 gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Funayama Sadaharu

Chief accountant:
6.7.1945-8.1945 gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Akira Hirota

Additional velenie?:
9.11.1942-18.3.1943 colonel. / Col. Zensei Okuda
9.11.1942-1.3.1943 colonel. / Col. Funayama Sadaharu
1.12.1942-14.6.1943 gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Shun Iwasa
1.3.1943-23.3.1943 colonel. / Col. Akio Nakarai
21.6.1943-5.2.1944 gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Kawakubo Shizuma
2.8.1943-29.11.1943 colonel. / Col. Matsuyama Yoshimasa
21.11.1943-26.10.1944 gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Minoru Sasaki
26.10.1944-8.1945 gen. por. / Lt. Gen. Minoru Sasaki
6.12.1943-28.3.1944 colonel. / Col. Ryoji Yamamoto
5.2.1944-8.7.1944 gen. mjr. / Owner. Gen. Takahashi Masao


zloženie army


Unit Unit
17. army 17th Army 第17軍
18. army 18th Army 第18軍
17. division the 17th Division 第17師団
38. division 38th Division 第38師団
39. independent mixed brigade 39th Independent Mixed Brigade 独立混成第39旅団
40. independent mixed brigade 40th Independent Mixed Brigade 独立混成第40旅団
65. brigade the 65th Brigade 第65旅団
4. army aviation the 4th Air Army 第四航空軍
9. artillery command (gen. mjr. Yoshiaki Kawai)
• 7. a regiment of heavy field artillery (col. Tara?)
• 5. a separate battalion of heavy field artillery (colonel. Shusaku Komatsu)
• 3. a separate battalion of heavy artillery (col.? )
• 1. a separate mínometný battalion (colonel. Kang?)
9th Artillery Command (Maj. Gen. Yoshiaki Kawai)
• 7th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment (Col. Tara?)
• 5th Independent Heavy Fieled Artillery Battalion (Lt. Col. Shusaku Komatsu)
• 3rd Independent Heavy Artillery Battalion (Col. ? )
• 1st Independent Mortar Battalion (Lt. Col. Kang?)
第9砲兵司令部 (河合良明少将)
• 野戦重砲兵第7連隊 (下遠甲太郎大佐)
• 独立野戦重砲兵第5大隊 (小松周作中佐)
• 独立重砲兵第3大隊 (貫名人見大佐)
• 独立臼砲第1大隊 (入部兼康中佐)
Field strength [a/b]
• 8. tank regiment (col. Kiyo Yonehara)
• 1. a separate mobile marine battalion
• 6. the banner of the field gendarmerie (col. Hiroshi Kikuchi)
• 38. a separate automotive battalion (mjr. Miyaji Kenkichi)
Field Forces
• 8th Tank Regiment (Col. Kiyo Yonehara)
• 1st Independent Mobile Marine Battalion
• 6th Field Gendarmerie Battalion (Col. Hiroshi Kikuchi)
• 38th Independent Automobile Battalion (Maj. Miyaji Kenkichi)
野戦部隊
• 戦車第8連隊 (米原喜与大佐)
• 独立海上機動第1大隊
• 第6野戦憲兵隊 (菊地 寛大佐)
• 独立自動車第38大隊 (宮地健吉少佐)
Forces anti-aircraft defense
• Air squadron 8. area (mjr. Shimada?)
• 6. wing (mjr. Katsuki Kiyoaki)
• 7. wing (mjr. Masaki Asakawa)
Air Defence Forces
• Military Air Squadron of the 8th Area (Maj. Shimada?)
• The 6th Wing (Maj. Katsuki Kiyoaki)
• The 7th Wing (Maj. Masaki Asakawa)
防空部隊
• 第8方面軍飛行隊 (島田 計少佐)
• 第6遊撃隊 (香月清明少佐)
• 第7遊撃隊 (浅川正喜少佐)
Communication unit
• Communication squad 8. the regional army (gen. por. Tanida Isamu)
• 16. the telegraph regiment (colonel. Hiroshi Nakada)
• 47. the telegraph regiment (colonel. Kiyoshi Sugiyama)
• 8. komunikačná squad fixnej line? (mjr. Shinji Yamazaki)
Comunication Units
• Signal Squadron 8th AA (Lt. Gen. Tanida Isamu)
• 16th Telegraph Regiment (Lt. Col. Hiroshi Nakada)
• 47th Telegraph Regiment (Lt Col. Kiyoshi Sugiyama)
• 8th Signal Squadron Fix Line? (Maj. Shinji Yamazaki)
通信部隊
• 第8方面軍通信隊 (谷田 勇中将)
• 電信第16連隊 (中田 寛中佐)
• 電信第47連隊 (杉山 清中佐)
• 第8固定通信隊 (山崎信治少佐)
Zdravotnictvo
• 14. health squad (col. Goro Takano)
• 67. hospital troop (colonel. Koji Suzuki)
• 103. hospital troop (colonel. Hiroshi)
• 10. column injured as a result of
Sanity
• 14th Medical Squadron (Col. Goro Takano)
• 67th Medical Squadron (Lt. Col. Koji Suzuki)
• 103rd Medical Squadron (Lt. Col. Hiroshi)
• 10th Patients Convoy
陸軍病院
• 第14兵站衛生隊 (高野五郎軍医大佐)
• 第67兵站病院 (鈴木弘治軍医中佐)
• 第103兵站病院 (横道 寛軍医中佐)
• 第10患者輸送隊
Other
• 12. shipping ženijný regiment (col. Kitamura)
• 31. a dirt road squad (colonel. Mitsuru Kiyoshi)
• 14. squad field mail
• 24. unit protection of water (col. Katsuyuki Seung Kurokawa)
• 26. the warehouse with the horses? (col. Tachihara)
• 26. ordnance department unit 8. AA (col. Y. Nishihara)
• 26. field ordnance department automotive unit (col. Mamoru Saburo Takaya)
• 26. the transmission unit (col. Arita)
Others
• 12th Ship Engineers Regiment (Col. Kitamura)
• 31st Field Road Squadron (Lt. Col. Mitsuru Kiyoshi)
• 14th Field Post Squadron
• 24th Water Supply Protection Unit (Lt. Col. Katsuyuki Seung Kurokawa)
• 26th Horse Disease Arsenal ? (Col. Tachihara)
• 26th Ordnance Unit 8th AA (Lt. Col. Y. Nishihara)
• 26th Field Automobile Arsenal Unit (Col. Mamoru Saburo Takaya)
• 26th Transport Unit (Col. Arita)
その他のユニット
• 船舶工兵第12連隊 (北村連三大佐)
• 第31野戦道路隊 (向井清満中佐)
• 第14野戦郵便隊
• 第24野戦防疫給水部 (黒川克之丞軍医中佐)
• 第26兵站病馬廠 (立原一六獣医大佐)
• 第26野戦兵器廠 (西原長由中佐)
• 第26野戦自動車廠 (高屋守三郎大佐)
• 第26野戦貨物廠 (有田 実主計大佐)


approx.

1) assuming Pettibone

[source]ja.wikipedia.org
http://www45160u.sakura.ne.jp/DB/第8方面軍
homepage1.nifty.com
Pettibone, Ch., (2013) The organisation and order of battle of militaries in World War II, vol IV - Japan, Victoria, BC
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