The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
History The Japanese Mongolia Garrison Army was raised on December 27, 1937, as a garrison force in Japanese-dominated Inner Mongolia and adjacent areas of north China. From July 4, 1938, the Mongolia Garrison Army came under the administrative jurisdiction of the North China Area Army. In January 1939 the Cavalry Group was added, consisting of the 1st Cavalry Brigade and 4th Cavalry Brigade. In December 1942, the 4th Cavalry Brigade was sent to the Twelfth Army and the remainder of the Cavalry Group was converted into the 3rd Tank Division.
During most of the Second Sino-Japanese War and due to the Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact, Inner Mongolia was largely a backwater region, and the Mongolia Garrison Army, with its antiquated horse cavalry functioned largely to assist and train the Mengjiang National Army and Mongolian Cavalry Corps. It was thus unprepared for the massive Soviet Red Army armored assault at the end of World War II. The Mongolia Garrison Army was officially disbanded on July 27, 1946. Many of its survivors became Japanese prisoners of war in the Soviet Union.
List of commanders
Commanding Officer Name From To1 General Shigeru Hasunuma28 December 1937 31 August 19392 Field Marshal Hajime Sugiyama31 August 1939 12 September 19393 General Naosaburo Okabe12 September 1939 29 September 19404 General Masataka Yamawaki29 September 1940 20 January 19415 General Shigetaro Amakasu20 January 1941 2 March 19426 Lieutenant General Ichiro Shichida2 March 1942 28 May 19437 Lieutenant General Yoshio Kozuki28 May 1943 22 November 19448 Lieutenant General Hiroshi Nemoto22 November 1944 19 August 1945
Chief of Staff Name From To1 Colonel Tora Ishimoto28 December 1937 13 January 19392 General Shinichi Tanaka12 February 1939 1 August 19403 Lieutenant General Shigeru Takahashi1 August 1940 21 October 19414 Lieutenant General Toyojiro Inamura21 October 1941 1 December 19425 Lieutenant General Masao Yano1 December 1942 26 October 19446 Major General Ryozu Nakagawa26 October 1944 19 August 1945
See also List of Armies of the Japanese Army
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