Japanese 7th Army

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1941
1945
gptkbp:alliance Axis powers
gptkbp:casualties significant losses during retreat
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Masao_Maruyama
gptkbp:commandStructure divisions and brigades
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1941-12-08
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:dissolved 1945-08-15
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment Type 97 Chi-Ha tank
Type 99 light tank
Type 100 submachine gun
Type 92 heavy machine gun
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:Sumatra
gptkb:Malaya
gptkbp:headquarters Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu, Malaysia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_Japanese_expansion_in_Southeast_Asia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese 7th Army
gptkbp:legacy influence_on_post-war_military_strategy_in_Japan
gptkbp:militaryRank Army
gptkbp:motto Victory or Death
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Malaya
Battle of Singapore
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Z
Operation Malaya
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Tomoyuki_Yamashita
gptkb:General_Masao_Maruyama
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer restructuring_of_Japanese_military
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer and conscription
gptkbp:secondaryRole defensive operations
offensive operations
gptkbp:size approximately 100,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals capture_British_territories
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japanese_25th_Army
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army_flag
gptkbp:tactics combined arms operations
gptkbp:type gptkb:Field_Army