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 |
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Country | Empire of Japan |
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Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
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Type | Corps |
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Role | Garrison |
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Garrison/HQ | Naha, Okinawa |
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Nickname(s) | Tama-Butai (球部隊, Orb Division) |
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Engagements | Battle of Okinawa |
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Military unit
Japanese 32nd Army (1945) |
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Parent unit | |
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Components |
- 9th Infantry Division (transferred to Taiwan, Dec 1944)
- 24th Infantry Division - a conventional triangular division
- 22nd Infantry Regiment
- 23rd Infantry Regiment
- 44th Artillery Regiment
- 89th infantry Regiment
- 62nd Infantry Division (a light two brigade COIN division that came from China).
- 63rd Infantry Brigade
- 64th Infantry Brigade
- 28th Infantry Division
- 44th Independent Mixed Brigade
- 2nd Independent Mixed Regiment
- 15th Independent Mixed Regiment
- 45th Independent Mixed Brigade
- 59th Independent Mixed Brigade
- 60th Independent Mixed Brigade
- Independent 27th Tank Regiment
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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.