The was a corps of the Imperial Japanese Army. It was raised and demobilized on four occasions.
History The Japanese 2nd Army was initially raised during the First Sino-Japanese War from September 27, 1894, to May 14, 1895, under the command of General Ōyama Iwao.
It was revived for the Russo-Japanese War from March 6, 1904, to January 2, 1906, under the command of General Oku Yasukata. It fought in most of the major campaigns of the war, including the Battle of Nanshan, Battle of Te-li-Ssu, Battle of Tashihchiao, Battle of Shaho, Battle of Liaoyang, Battle of Sandepu, and Battle of Mukden.
The Japanese 2nd Army was raised again on August 23, 1937, and placed under the command of the Japanese Northern China Area Army as reinforcement to Japanese forces in China following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. The 2nd Army participated in the North China Incident, Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation, Battle of Xuzhou and Battle of Taierzhuang before being demobilized on December 15, 1938.
The fourth and final incarnation of the Japanese 2nd Army was on July 4, 1942, when it was revived under the command of the Japanese First Area Army in Manchukuo. It was transferred to the Japanese Second Area Army on October 30, 1943. Towards the closing stages of the war, on June 30, 1945, it was transferred to the Southern Expeditionary Army Group and was based in the Celebes at the end of World War II.
List of commanders Commanding officer Name From To1 Marshal Ōyama Iwao25 September 1894 26 May 1895X demobilized 26 May 1895 6 March 19042 General Oku Yasukata6 March 1904 12 January 1906X demobilized 12 January 1906 23 August 19373 General Toshizō Nishio23 August 1937 30 April 19384 General Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko30 April 1938 9 December 1939x demobilized 9 December 1938 4 July 19425 Lieutenant General Yoshio Kozuki4 July 1942 28 May 19436 Lieutenant General 28 May 1943 29 October 19437 Lieutenant General 29 October 1943 15 August 1945
Chief of Staff Name From To2 Colonel Inoue Hikaru 1 October 189414 May 1895X demobilized 26 May 1895 6 March 19042 Major General 6 March 190412 September 19043 Major General Ōsako Naomichi 12 September 190418 January 1906X demobilized 18 January 1906 31 August 19374 Major General 31 August 193711 June 19385 Lieutenant General Kazumoto Machijiri 11 June 193821 November 19386 Major General Shigenari Aoki 21 November 19389 December 1938X demobilized 9 December 1938 1 July 19427 Major General Goro Isoya 1 July 19428 April 19438 Major General Ichimaro Horike 8 April 194323 October 19439 Major General Shikao Fujitsuka 23 October 194326 December 194410 Major General Yuki Fukabori 1 February 19457 April 194511Major General Shintarō Imada 7 April 194524 May 194512 Major General Minetarō Yoshida 5 June 194515 August 1945
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