Japanese 42nd Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:casualties high during battles
gptkbp:celebrates commemorated_in_Japan.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Yoshitsugu_Saito
gptkbp:culturalImpact depicted in war films
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:United_States_Army
Allied Forces
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:electronic_warfare part_of_the_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
Guam Campaign
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines
Battle of Guam
Battle of Saipan
gptkbp:equipment Japanese_infantry_weapons
gptkbp:established gptkb:Imperial_General_Headquarters
gptkbp:formed 1944
gptkbp:headquarteredIn 1944 in Saipan
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Saipan
gptkbp:historicalRecords documented in military archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance defense_of_the_Pacific_Islands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese 42nd Army
gptkbp:intelligence reconnaissance teams
gptkbp:legacy part_of_Japanese_military_history
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
Army
defensive strategy
combined arms operations
infantry divisions
island hopping campaign
surviving members post-war
none during final engagements
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:General_Yoshitsugu_Saito
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Mariana_Islands
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Imperial_General_Headquarters
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer studied for military tactics
disbanded after defeat
gptkbp:predecessor Japanese 31st Army
gptkbp:secondaryRole defensive operations
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals defend_Mariana_Islands
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japanese_43rd_Army
gptkbp:supports artillery regiments
gptkbp:tactics guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:training traditional_Japanese_military_training
gptkbp:type gptkb:Field_Army
gptkbp:uniform standard_Japanese_military_uniforms