Japanese Kwantung Army

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:activeDuring 1906
1945
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Japanese_expansionism
Imperial expansion
colonialism_in_Asia
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:World_War_II
Second Sino-Japanese War
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Arisaka_rifle
Type 97 Chi-Ha tank
Kawasaki Ki-61 aircraft
Type 99 heavy tank
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Harbin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese Kwantung Army
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Japanese_militarism
Shinto_nationalism
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Soviet-Japanese_Border_Wars
gptkb:Manchurian_Incident
Battle of Khalkhin Gol
gptkbp:knownFor brutality against civilians
war crimes during occupation
gptkbp:legacy historical_memory_in_China
impact_on_Sino-Japanese_relations
influence_on_post-war_Japanese_military_policy
gptkbp:motto “Loyalty_and_Courage”
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Dalian
Battle of Shaho
Battle of the Great Wall
Battle of Mukden
Battle of Nomonhan
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Kuroda_Kiyotaka
gptkb:Yamamoto_Isoroku
gptkb:Oka_Masayasu
gptkb:Kawamura_Sumiyoshi
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Manchukuo
Northeast_China
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Siberia
gptkb:Mongolia
gptkb:Manchuria
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:recruitment local_Chinese_population
Japanese_settlers_in_Manchuria
gptkbp:size over 700,000 personnel at peak