Japanese Thirty-Fourth Army
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The was an army
of the Imperial Japanese Army
during the final stages of World War II
.
to protect Japanese rear lines when the IJA 11th Army moved south to participate in the Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou during Operation Ichi-Go. Afterwards, it was transferred to the operational control of the Japanese Sixth Area Army, and continued in its role as a garrison
force for Wuhan
and the surrounding region. In March 1945, it participated in counter-insurgency operations with the IJA 12th Army
and in June was transferred to the operational control of the Kwantung Army. The following month, it completed a transfer from China to Hamhung
, in northern Korea
, where it was assigned border patrol during against possible incursions by the Soviet Union
into Korea and part of southern Manchukuo
. It was overrun by the Soviet Red Army
during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria at the end of World War II.
Commanding officer
Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
of the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
during the final stages of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
History
The IJA 34th Army was formed in Hopei province, in Japanese-occupied China on July 3 1944 from the , a force created out of reserve elements of the IJA 11th ArmyEleventh Army (Japan)
The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.-History:The Japanese 11th Army was formed on July 4, 1938 under the Japanese Central China Area Army for the task of conquering and occupying the central provinces of China between the Yangtze River and the Yellow...
to protect Japanese rear lines when the IJA 11th Army moved south to participate in the Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou during Operation Ichi-Go. Afterwards, it was transferred to the operational control of the Japanese Sixth Area Army, and continued in its role as a garrison
Garrison
Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
force for Wuhan
Wuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...
and the surrounding region. In March 1945, it participated in counter-insurgency operations with the IJA 12th Army
Twelfth Army (Japan)
The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.-History:The Japanese 12th Army was formed on November 7, 1938 under the North China Area Army as a garrison force for the occuparion the provinces North China...
and in June was transferred to the operational control of the Kwantung Army. The following month, it completed a transfer from China to Hamhung
Hamhung
Hamhŭng is North Korea's second largest city, and the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province. In late 2005, nearby Hŭngnam was made a ward within Hamhŭng-si. It has a population of 768,551 as of 2008.-Geography:...
, in northern Korea
Korea under Japanese rule
Korea was under Japanese rule as part of Japan's 35-year imperialist expansion . Japanese rule ended in 1945 shortly after the Japanese defeat in World War II....
, where it was assigned border patrol during against possible incursions by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
into Korea and part of southern Manchukuo
Manchukuo
Manchukuo or Manshū-koku was a puppet state in Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia, governed under a form of constitutional monarchy. The region was the historical homeland of the Manchus, who founded the Qing Empire in China...
. It was overrun by the Soviet Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria at the end of World War II.
Commanding officerCommanding officerThe commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
| Name | From | To | |
| 1 | Lieutenant General Tadayoshi Sano Tadayoshi Sano -Web:... |
5 July 1944 | 12 January 1945 |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Senichi Kushibuchi | 12 January 1945 | September 1945 |
Chief of Staff
| Name | From | To | |
| 1 | Major General Masataka Kaburagi | 7 July 1944 | 12 June 1945 |
| 2 | Major General Taro Kawame | 15 June 1945 | September 1945 |