Organization of Imperial Japanese Army forces in the Pacific
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Conformation of Japanese forces in Pacific lands
[edit] Commanders-in-Chief of South Seas Detachment
- Korechika Anami:-General, to Southern Area Theater, where he directed operations in western New Guinea and Halmahera area
- Tomitaro Horii:-Commanding General, South Seas Detachment
- Minoru Sasaki:-Commanding General, Nanto (Southeast) Detachment (New Georgia operations)
[edit] Chief of Staff in South Seas Detachment
- Takeshi Mori:-Chief of Staff, Nineteenth Army (region north of Australia)
- Masutaro Nakai:-Chief of Staff, 20th Division, (arrived at Wewak, New Guinea)
- Suichi Miyazaki:-Chief of Staff, Seventeenth Army(Rabaul)
[edit] Commanders in Operative units, South Seas Detachment
- Kiyotake Kawaguchi:-participied how commander in general offensive on Guadalcanal Island.
- Atazo Adachi:-Eighteenth Army Commander (New Guinea),
- Tomitaro Horii:-55th Infantry Group Commander, (dispatched to Rabaul and New Guinea),
- Haruyoshi Hyakutate:- ranking Army general officer in Papua andSolomons area until when Eighth Area Army was activated; there after directed operations in Solomons region (Bougainville)
- Kiyonao Ichiki:-Regimental Commander,28th Infantry, killed in action on Guadalcanal
- Tadamichi Kuribayashi:-109th Division Commander (Ogasawara Group), combat action and killed in action, Iwo Jima,
- Suichi Miyazaki:-departed Rabaul for Seventeenth Army Command Post (Guadalcanal), withdrew from Guadalcanal, arrived Bougainville
- Masutaro Nakai:- 20th Infantry Group Commander (MajGen) (directed road construction in Finisterre Mountain Range, Nakai Detachment Commander, Kaiapit sector, (covered 51st Division's withdrawal from Lae; defended Finisterre Range); attacked Kesewi, covered withdrawal of 20th and 51st Divisions, Cape Gumbi), Commander, Sepic River Crossing Unit (when main army forces moved to Wewak sector); commanded advance unit of 20th Division, toward Aitape-Acting Division Commander, 20th Division, after Division Commander killed, defended But coast, LtGen, withdrew bulk of Division to sector south of mountains, engaged Australian forces,
- Hidemitsu Nakano:-51st Division Commander, (engaged in Lae and Salamaua operations
- Hideyoshi Obata:-Thirty-first Army Commander (Central Pacific), killed in action, Guam,
- Fusataro Teshima:-Second Army Commander (western New Guinea).
- Goro Mano:-Commander,41st Division, (Wewak)
- Takeo Ito,Commanding Officer 40th Independent Mixed Brigade, New Ireland
- Akisaburo Futami: Chief of Staff 17th Army, New Britain
- Kumaichi Teramoto:led the Fourth Air Army was composed of 6th and 7th Air Divisions in New Guinea and Admiraltly Archipielago
- Rikao Yamagata:Commander the Yamagata Detachment dispatched to the Buna area
- Minoru Sasaki: Commander of The Nanto (Southeast) Detachment was defending the airstrip at Munda
- Yoshikazu Harada : General Officer Commanding 2nd South Seas Detachment, Caroline Islands
- Keiji Igeta: Chief of Staff 31st Army, Marianas
- Kanenobu Ijuin: Commanding Officer 51st Independent Mixed Brigade, Caroline Islands
- Sadao Inoue: General Officer Commanding 14th Division,Palau Islands
- the Seventeenth Army,to be commanded by Haruyoshi Hyakutake in New Guinea
- Heisuke Abe:General Officer Commanding 41st Division, New Guinea
- Hatazo Adachi: General Officer Commanding 18th Army, New Guinea
- Korechika Anami: Commander in Chief 2nd Area Army, New Guinea
- Jusei Aoki: General Officer Commanding 20th Division, New Guinea
- Kikutaro Aotsu: Commanding Officer Infantry Group 41st Division, New Guinea
- Tomitaro Horii: General Officer Commanding South Sea Detachment, New Guinea
- Kiyonao Ichiki, who commanded the Ichiki Detachment dispatched to Guadalcanal
- Major-General Chiku: Commanding Officer Northern Section Elefante Area Bougainville,Solomon Islands
- Shunkichi Ikeda: General Officer Commanding 35th Division, New Guinea
- Tsutomi Akinaga: Chief of Staff 17th Army, Solomon Islands and General Officer Commanding 6th Division, Solomon Islands
- Seikichi Hyakutate: General Officer Commanding 17th Army, Solomon Islands
- Shun Iwasa: Commanding Officer Infantry Group 6th Division, Solomon Islands
- Hitoshi Imamura: Commander in Chief 8th Area Army, New Guinea-Solomons Island
[edit] Operative Units detached in New Guinea
- 27th Special Base Unit (Wewak)
- 18th Guard Unit (Manokwari)
- 19th Guard Unit (Biak)
- 90th Guard Unit (Hollandia)
- Nakai Detachment
- Sepic River Crossing Unit
- 55°Infantry Group
- 20th Division
- 51st Division
- Tank Company/222nd Infantry Regiment(Biak)-First Lieut. Iwasa
- Tank Unit/36th Division (Sarmi Area) -Captain Fujimura
- Tank Platoon/Kure 5th SNLF
[edit] Air Squadrons in New Guinea
- Japanese Navy
- 2° Air Group
- Tainan(1st unit) Air Group
[edit] Operative Units in Rabaul fortress-Solomon Islands
- 1st Base Unit (Buin)
- 82nd Guard Unit (Bougainville)
- 87th Guard Unit (Buka)
- 88th Guard Unit (Bougainville)
- Sasebo 6th SNLF (Bougainville)
- Kure 7th SNLF (Bougainville)
- 8th Base Unit (Rabaul)
- 14th Base Unit (Kavieng)
- 81st, 84th, 85th, 86th Guard Units (Rabaul)
- Yokosuka 8th SNLF (Rabaul)
- Ichiki Detachment (28th Infantry unit)
- 10th Independent Mountain Gun Regiment (3 batteries only) (Guadalcanal)-Lt. Col. Kitayama
- 20th Independent Mountain Gun Battalion(Guadalcanal)-Lt. Col. Kaji
- 4th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment(Guadalcanal)-Col. Akamatsu
- 2nd Battery/7th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment(Guadalcanal)-1st Lt. Tani
- 2nd Battery/21st Independent Field Heavy Artillery Battalion(Gudalcanal)-Captain Tanaka
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment(Guadalcanal)-Col. Ishizaki
- 3 Batteries/38th Mountain Gun Regiment(Gudalcanal)
- 1st Independent Tank Company(Guadalcanal)-Captain Maeda
- 38th Division(Guadalcanal)-Tadayoshi Sano
[edit] Air Squadrons in Rabaul Fortress-Solomon Islands
- Japanese Navy
- 204° Air Group
- 253rd Air Group
- Genzan Air Group
- Tainan Air Group
- Kanoya Air Group
- 11th Air Flotilla(hidro fighters)
