Japanese Thirty-Second Army | |
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![]() Japanese Commanders on Okinawa: (photographed early in February 1945). In center: (1) Admiral Minoru Ota, (2) Lt. Gen. Mitsuru Ushijima, (3) Lt. Gen. Isamu Cho, (4) Col. Hitoshi Kanayama, (5) Col. Kikuji Hongo, and (6) Col. Hiromichi Yahara. | |
Active | March 3, 1944 – June 23, 1945 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type | Corps |
Role | Garrison |
Garrison/HQ | Naha, Okinawa |
Nickname(s) | Tama-Butai (球部隊, Orb Division) |
Engagements | Battle of Okinawa |
The Japanese 32nd Army (第32軍, Dai Sanjū-ni gun) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final stages of World War II. It was annihilated during the Battle of Okinawa.
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