Japanese 45th Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1945
gptkbp:alliance Axis Powers
gptkbp:casualties High_during_Okinawa_campaign
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Yoshio_Nishina
gptkbp:commandStructure Divisions and brigades
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1945-01-01
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945-09-01
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Part_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_military_history
gptkbp:engagements Fought_in_the_Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment standard infantry weapons
gptkbp:finaleDate gptkb:Okinawa_campaign
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Korea
gptkbp:historicalContext Final_stages_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Last_major_Japanese_army_in_the_Pacific
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese 45th Army
gptkbp:intelligence Limited_due_to_Allied_control
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_Japan's_military_history
gptkbp:logistics Supplied_by_Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Army
Axis Powers
Lieutenant General
Standard military discipline of the time
Defensive_operations_in_Okinawa
gptkbp:motto None known
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Yoshio_Nishina
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:operationalStatus Active during 1945
Overwhelming Allied forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer Disbanded after surrender
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Japanese_44th_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Japanese_mainland
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals Defend_Japanese_home_islands
Defend_against_Allied_invasion
Unable_to_prevent_Allied_victory_in_the_Pacific.
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japanese_46th_Army
gptkbp:supportRole Infantry combat
gptkbp:symbol None known
gptkbp:tactics Defensive warfare
gptkbp:training Basic infantry training
gptkbp:type infantry
gptkbp:uniform gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army_uniform