The Japanese 35th Army was raised on July 26, 1944 in the Japanese-occupied Philippines in anticipation of Allied attempts to invade and retake Mindanao and the Visayan islands in central and southern Philippines. It was under the overall command of the Japanese Fourteenth Area Army. Initially intended as a garrison force to withstand a long-term war of attrition, as the war situation on the Pacific front grew increasingly desperate for Japan, the Imperial General Headquarters ordered the bulk of the IJA 35th Army to Leyte as reinforcement to Japanese forces in the Battle of Leyte to fight against the combined American and Philippine Commonwealth troops. As the battle was lost, surviving units were given independent command authority, and were ordered to go to ground and wage a guerilla campaign on their respective islands for as long as possible. The IJA 35th Army was officially disbanded on April 19, 1945. Some individual Japanese stragglers did not give up until the 1970s.
Drea, Edward J. (1998). "Leyte: Unanswered Questions". In the Service of the Emperor: Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN0-8032-1708-0.
Frank, Richard B (1999). Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire. New York: Random House. ISBN0-679-41424-X.
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Wendel, Marcus. "Axis History Factbook". Japanese 33rd Army.
January 01, 1970
thirty, fifth, army, japan, japanese, 35th, army, 第35軍, sanjyūgo, army, imperial, japanese, army, during, final, days, world, japanese, thirty, fifth, armysurrender, general, kataoka, tadasu, highest, ranking, officer, imperial, japanese, 35th, army, cebu, aug. The Japanese 35th Army 第35軍 Dai sanjyugo gun was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II Japanese Thirty Fifth ArmySurrender of Lt General Kataoka Tadasu highest ranking officer of Imperial Japanese 35th Army on Cebu August 19 1945ActiveJuly 26 1944 April 14 1945 CountryEmpire of JapanBranchImperial Japanese ArmyTypeInfantryRoleCorpsNickname s Sho 尚 Lasting Contents 1 History 2 List of commanders 2 1 Commanding Officer 2 2 Chief of Staff 3 Structure 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Japanese 35th Army was raised on July 26 1944 in the Japanese occupied Philippines in anticipation of Allied attempts to invade and retake Mindanao and the Visayan islands in central and southern Philippines It was under the overall command of the Japanese Fourteenth Area Army Initially intended as a garrison force to withstand a long term war of attrition as the war situation on the Pacific front grew increasingly desperate for Japan the Imperial General Headquarters ordered the bulk of the IJA 35th Army to Leyte as reinforcement to Japanese forces in the Battle of Leyte to fight against the combined American and Philippine Commonwealth troops As the battle was lost surviving units were given independent command authority and were ordered to go to ground and wage a guerilla campaign on their respective islands for as long as possible The IJA 35th Army was officially disbanded on April 19 1945 Some individual Japanese stragglers did not give up until the 1970s List of commanders editCommanding Officer edit Name From To 1 General Sōsaku Suzuki 28 July 1944 19 April 1945 Chief of Staff edit Name From To 1 Major General Yoshiharu Tomochika 28 July 1944 14 November 1944 2 Lieutenant General Takaji Wachi 14 November 1944 20 February 1945 3 Major General Yoshiharu Tomochika 20 February 1945 19 April 1945Structure editJapanese 35th Army 16th Infantry Division 30th Infantry Division 100th Infantry Division 102nd Infantry Division IJA 54th Independent Mixed BrigadeReferences editDrea Edward J 1998 Leyte Unanswered Questions In the Service of the Emperor Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army Nebraska University of Nebraska Press ISBN 0 8032 1708 0 Frank Richard B 1999 Downfall The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire New York Random House ISBN 0 679 41424 X Jowett Bernard 1999 The Japanese Army 1931 45 Volume 2 1942 45 Osprey Publishing ISBN 1 84176 354 3 Madej Victor 1981 Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle 1937 1945 Game Publishing Company ASIN B000L4CYWW Marston Daniel 2005 The Pacific War Companion From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima Osprey Publishing ISBN 1 84176 882 0 External links editWendel Marcus Axis History Factbook Japanese 33rd Army Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thirty Fifth Army Japan amp oldid 989950468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
