Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo

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The Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo was the central command authority of Japan’s military leadership, directing the nation’s armed forces and war strategy, especially during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military headquarters
supreme military command
activeDuringConflict Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
alsoKnownAs Daihonei
Imperial General Staff Headquarters
capitalOfCountryCommanded Tokyo
commanderInChief Emperor of Japan
coordinatedOperation Pacific War campaigns
attack on Pearl Harbor
invasion of China
invasion of Manchuria
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
dissolved 1945
dissolvedAfterEvent Japan’s surrender in World War II
established 1893
governedByDocument Meiji Constitution
hadComponent Army General Staff
Navy General Staff
headquartersBuildingLocation Tokyo Imperial Palace area
jurisdiction Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
languageOfRecord Japanese
locatedIn Japan
Tokyo Prefecture
location Tokyo
notableArmyChiefOfStaff Hajime Sugiyama NERFINISHED
Hideki Tojo
notableCommander Emperor Hirohito
notableNavyChiefOfStaff Osami Nagano
Shigetaro Shimada NERFINISHED
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
reasonForAbolition Allied occupation reforms after World War II
reorganized 1937
reportedDirectlyTo Emperor of Japan
responsibleFor direction of military campaigns in Asia
direction of military campaigns in the Pacific
overall war strategy of the Empire of Japan
role central command authority of Japan’s armed forces
coordination of Imperial Japanese Army and Navy
strategic planning of military operations
separateFrom Japanese Cabinet
linked to: Cabinet of Japan

civilian government of Japan
subordinateTo Emperor of Japan
timePeriod Meiji period
linked to: Meiji era

Showa period
linked to: Showa era

Taisho period
linked to: Taisho era

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Army Section seatOfAuthority Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo
Navy General Staff Chief seatOfOffice Navy General Staff headquarters in Tokyo
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo
参謀総長 seat 参謀本部庁舎
linked to: Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo