The was an
army of the
Imperial Japanese Army recruited from, and stationed on, the island of
Taiwan as a
garrison
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force.
History
Following the
First Sino-Japanese War, the
Treaty of Shimonoseki transferred control of Taiwan from
Qing dynasty China
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to the
Empire of Japan. The Japanese government established the
Governor-General of Taiwan based in
Taipei. The Governor-General of Taiwan was given control of local military forces on 20 August 1919, which formed the nucleus of the Taiwan Army of Japan.
Primarily a garrison force, the Japanese Taiwan Army was placed under control of the
Shanghai Expeditionary Army at the start of the
Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937. A component of the Taiwan Army, the Taiwan Independent Combined Brigade, was active in numerous campaigns on the Chinese mainland, and was later expanded into the
48th Infantry Division. Troops from this army were also involved in the
Nanjing Massacre.
Towards the end of
World War II, as the situation looked increasingly desperate for Japan, the Taiwan Army was merged with several other units garrisoning the island of Taiwan against possible
Allied
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invasion, and the Taiwan Army was absorbed into the new
Japanese Tenth Area Army
The was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
History
The 10th Area Army was originally formed out of the Taiwan Army of Japan on September 29, 1944 under the Imperial General Headquarters as part of the last desperat ...
on 22 September 1944, under which it formed the Taiwan District Army on 1 February 1945, but its command was directly by the Japanese 10th Area Army.
List of commanders
Commanding officers
Chief of staff
See also
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Armies of the Imperial Japanese Army
The term in the Imperial Japanese Army was used in a different ways to designate a variety of large military formations, corresponding to the army group, field army and corps in the militaries of western nations.
General Armies
The was the hi ...
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Ethnic Taiwanese Imperial Japan Serviceman
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Japanese Korean Army
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Takasago Volunteers
References
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External links
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Japanese armies
Taiwan under Japanese rule
Military units and formations established in 1919
Military units and formations disestablished in 1944
Japan–Taiwan military relations
Military history of Taiwan