Japanese 20th Air Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1945
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Reconnaissance_aircraft
gptkb:Bomber_aircraft
Fighter aircraft
gptkbp:alliance nan
gptkbp:commander Major_General_Masao_Sato
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1945
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:enemy Allied Forces
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
gptkb:Nakajima_Ki-43
gptkb:Mitsubishi_G4M
gptkbp:firstGeneration 1945
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Kōbe
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Last_air_division_formed_by_Japan_during_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese 20th Air Division
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_Japan's_WWII_military_history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kōbe
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army_Air_Service
gptkbp:motto None known
gptkbp:nickname None known
gptkbp:notableFeature Major_General_Masao_Sato
gptkbp:notableOperations Defense_of_the_Japanese_home_islands
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:operationalStatus Disbanded
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army_Air_Service
gptkbp:primaryMission Air superiority
gptkbp:role Air defense
gptkbp:secondaryMission Ground attack
gptkbp:strategicGoals Limited due to late formation
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 20th Fighter Group
20th Bomber Group
20th Reconnaissance Group
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force
gptkbp:type gptkb:Air_Division