Thirty-Second Army (Japan)

Japanese Thirty-Second Army
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.
ActiveMarch 3, 1944 – June 23, 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan Empire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeCorps
RoleGarrison
Garrison/HQNaha, Okinawa
Nickname(s)Tama-Butai (球部隊, Orb Division)
EngagementsBattle 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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