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Sixteenth Army (Japan)

Army unit of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

Summary

Army unit of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

Field	Value
unit_name	Japanese Sixteenth Army
image	Japanese troops move through Java.jpg
image_size	250px
caption	Japanese troops enter Java
dates	November 5, 1941 – August 15, 1945
country	Empire of Japan
branch	Imperial Japanese Army
type	Infantry
role	Corps
garrison	Batavia
nickname	Osamu
battles	Battle of Java (1942)

2nd Infantry Division
38th Infantry Division (14 Dec.)
48th Infantry Division (1 Mar.)
35th Independent Mixed Brigade
56th independent mixed regiment (Sakaguchi detachment)
38th Infantry Division
48th Infantry Division
27th Independent Mixed Brigade
28th Independent Mixed Brigade
56th independent mixed regiment (Sakaguchi detachment)

History

The Japanese 16th Army was formed on November 5, 1941, under the Southern Expeditionary Army Group to coordinate the infantry divisions and other Japanese ground forces in the Invasion of Java in the Netherlands East Indies. It remained based on Java throughout the Pacific War as a garrison force.

On March 27, 1944, with the threat of possible landings of Allied forces to retake the Dutch East Indies increasing, the organizational structure of the Southern Expeditionary Army changed and the IJA 16th Army was reassigned to the Japanese Seventh Area Army. It remained headquartered in Jakarta as a garrison force as before. The Japanese 16th Army was demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945.

List of commanders

Commanding officer

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Chief of Staff

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References

Books

Wikipedia Source

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