Kwantung Army

Key facts

Active

April 1919 – August 1945

Country

Empire of Japan

Allegiance

Emperor of Japan

Branch

Imperial Japanese Army

Type

General Army

Size

300,000 (1940), 763,000 (1941), 713,000 (1945)

Garrison hq

Ryojun , Kwantung Leased Territory (1906–1932) , Xinjing , Manchukuo (1932–1945)

Nicknames

Toku ( 德兵團 , Toku heidan ) , " Virtue "

Engagements

Huanggutun Incident Invasion of Manchuria First Battle of Hopei Pacification of Manchukuo Soviet–Japanese border conflicts Battle of Lake Khasan Battle of Khalkhin Gol Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Beiping-Tianjin Operation Chahar Second World War Soviet invasion of Manchuria

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