Japanese 32nd Army

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1941
1945
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:commandStructure divisions and regiments
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1941
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1945
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:enemy Allied Forces
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Arisaka_rifle
Type 97 Chi-Ha tank
Type 99 light tank
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:headquarteredIn Rabaul
gptkbp:headquarters Rabaul
gptkbp:historicalSignificance defense_of_Japanese_territories_in_the_Pacific
engagement_in_key_battles_against_Allied_forces
contribution_to_the_overall_strategy_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese 32nd Army
gptkbp:legacy impact on local populations during the war
influence on post-war military strategies in the region
historical_studies_of_World_War_II_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:militaryRank Army
Colonel
General
Lieutenant
Major
Private
Sergeant
guerrilla warfare
island hopping
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Bougainville
Battle of New Britain
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:General_Masao_Baba
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation I-Go
Operation RY
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Solomon_Islands
gptkb:New_Guinea
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:primaryMission defensive operations
gptkbp:secondaryMission offensive operations
gptkbp:secondaryRole infantry
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 personnel
gptkbp:strategicGoals conduct offensive operations
defend_Japanese_territories
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japanese_38th_Army
gptkbp:transportation Rabaul