Japanese 33rd Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Japanese_Imperialism
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Kiyotake_Kawaguchi
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:electronic_warfare part_of_the_Japanese_military_history
gptkbp:enemy Allied Forces
gptkbp:engagements Battle of Ormoc Bay
gptkbp:engagesIn Guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:equipment Japanese_military_equipment
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:finaleDate gptkb:Battle_of_Mindanao
gptkbp:formed 1944
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:historicalContext Japanese_expansion_in_Asia
gptkbp:historicalPeriod defeat_in_the_Philippines
gptkbp:historicalSignificance last_major_Japanese_force_in_the_Philippines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese 33rd Army
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:legacy symbol_of_Japanese_resistance
gptkbp:logistics Japanese_supply_lines
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Kiyotake_Kawaguchi
Army
none
strict
defensive warfare
defensive operations
defensive positioning
part_of_Japan's_military_history
multiple_battles_in_the_Philippines
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte
gptkb:Kiyotake_Kawaguchi
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1944-1945
defeated
supply shortages
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer dissolved
gptkbp:postWarCareer influence on post-war military strategy
gptkbp:secondaryRole infantry operations
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals none
control_of_the_Philippines
defend_the_Philippines
maintain_control_of_the_Philippines
failed_to_hold_Leyte
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japanese_35th_Army
gptkbp:supportRole infantry unit
experienced troops
gptkbp:tactics entrenchment
gptkbp:torpedoSystem conventional warfare
gptkbp:training intensive