the Japanese imperial Army (in Kanji: 大日本帝國陸軍, Dai-Japanese Teikoku Rikugun ) indicates the Armée with the Empire of Japan of 1867 with 1945.

Bushido

To study the Japanese imperial army, should not be forgotten the Japanese culture. Indeed, even if the officers of the Japanese imperial army (1930-1945) were trained by their Prussian allies, the Japaneses followed the doctrines of the bushido (still nowadays).

History

The Japanese imperial army was created to replace the traditional Japanese army made up by the Samurai S. the Japanese army took as a starting point the European countries to be modernized. The assistance with modernization was provided by the European countries, mainly the France, the the United Kingdom and later, the Germany.

Structure of the army

• 1870 : army of: 12000 men.

• 1885 : army divided into 7 divisions (including the Japanese imperial guard)
• at the beginning of 1900: 12 divisions containing:
• Class a:: 380000 reservists (people of more than 17 years and half having been formed during 2 years) constitute the first class of reservists
• : 50000 reservists of second class
• : 220000 soldiers of profession
• : 4250000 people being able to be invited to fight.
• 1934 : 17 divisions

As from 1937, the Army depends on the imperial District-general (Daihonei) which coordinates also the movements of the imperial Marine.

• 1940 : : 376000 soldiers of trade and 2 million reservists divided into 31 divisions:

• 2 divisions with the Japan: (of which that of the Japanese imperial guard)
• 2 divisions in Korea
• 17 divisions in China and Mandchourie.
• 1941 : : 460000 soldiers of trade divided into 41 divisions.
• 2 divisions in Japan and in Korea
• 12 divisions in Mandchourie
• 27 divisions in China.
• 1945 : 5 million soldiers of trade and reservists divided into 145 divisions.

Before the defeat of 1945, with the head of the Japanese army whose emperor is the supreme leader, are:

• the council of the marshals, left superior council of the war;
• the ministry for the war, which constitutes the higher body of administration and employment of the personnel;
• the staff, which is divided itself into large staff and staff of the troops.

The hierarchy of the officers comprises the ranks of: general ordering, general lieutenant, general - major, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, first and second lieutenants.

See too

Internal bonds

• Japanese imperial Navy

• air Service of the Japanese imperial army
• Complex Japanese militaro-industrialist
• War crimes Japanese
• Unit 731
• Expansionism of Japan Shōwa
• Era Shōwa (1926-1989)

External bonds

• the Japanese armor-plated division of the second world war - genesis and composition