Japanese 38th Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:allied_with gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkbp:casualties high during engagements
gptkbp:combat_history part of the Pacific War
part of Japan's wartime narrative
gptkbp:combat_role infantry and artillery
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Masaharu_Homma
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Mindanao
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte
gptkbp:engagements defensive operations
gptkbp:equipment infantry weapons
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1944
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Manila
1944 in Manila
gptkbp:historical_context Japanese expansion in Asia
gptkbp:historical_records documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance defense of the Philippines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese 38th Army
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy part of Japan's military history
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army_Supply_Units
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:military_disbandment due to defeat in WWII
gptkbp:military_doctrine combined arms operations
gptkbp:military_engagement multiple battles in the Philippines
gptkbp:military_leadership influenced by Imperial Japanese Army traditions
gptkbp:military_operations counterinsurgency
gptkbp:military_rank field army
gptkbp:military_strategy island defense
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:General_Tomoyuki_Yamashita
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Philippines_Campaign
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:operational_challenges supply shortages
gptkbp:operations retreat from the Philippines
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:post_war_assessment considered ineffective
gptkbp:post_war_career influence on Japanese military reforms
gptkbp:primary_role ground combat
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Japanese_14th_Area_Army
gptkbp:size approximately 100,000 troops
gptkbp:strategic_goals loss of the Philippines
maintain control of the Philippines
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of shipping lanes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japanese_10th_Area_Army
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Leyte_Island
gptkb:Mindanao_Island
gptkbp:type field army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_32nd_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4