Japanese 44th Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:casualties high during engagements
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Masao_Maruyama
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Mindanao
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
counterinsurgency operations
defensive operations
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Arisaka_rifle
Type 97 Chi-Ha tank
Type 99 light machine gun
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:formed 1944
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Manila
gptkbp:historicalContext Japanese_expansionism_in_Asia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol_of_Japanese_military_efforts_in_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese 44th Army
gptkbp:legacy part_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_military_history
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Army
Axis powers
island hopping
combined arms operations
infantry division
defensive and offensive campaigns
numerous_battles_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Yoshio_Nishida
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Imperial_General_Headquarters
disbanded_after_WWII
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Philippine_Commonwealth_Army
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Philippine_Campaign
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer influence_on_post-war_military_reforms_in_Japan
gptkbp:secondaryRole infantry operations
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Southeast_Asia
maintain_control_over_the_Philippines
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japanese_45th_Army
gptkbp:tactics guerrilla warfare