Imperial Japanese Army

The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan from 1871 to 1945. It played a central role in Japan's rapid modernization during the Meiji period, fought in numerous conflicts including the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and World War II, and became a dominant force in Japanese politics. Initially formed from domain armies after the Meiji Restoration, it evolved into a powerful modern military influenced by French and German models. The IJA was responsible for several overseas military campaigns, including the invasion of Manchuria, involvement in the Boxer Rebellion, and fighting across the Asia-Pacific during the Pacific War. Notorious for committing widespread war crimes, the army was dissolved after Japan's surrender in 1945, and its functions were succeeded by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

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1868 — 1947 Wikimedia, Wikidata
Army of the Greater Japanese Empire; Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun; IJA
army, Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan, Empire of Japan,

Kawasaki Ki-100, Kawasaki Ki-32, Kawasaki Ki-45, Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien, Ki-44 Shōki, Ki-46, Ki-48, Mitsubishi Ki-30, Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu, Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa,

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1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

1947-05-03T00:00:00Z

1868 — 1947 Imperial Japanese Army

1904-02-08T00:00:00Z

Russo-Japanese War

1937-07-07T00:00:00Z

Second Sino-Japanese War

1894-08-01T00:00:00Z

First Sino-Japanese War

1939-05-11T00:00:00Z

Battles Of Khalkhin Gol (1939)

1922-10-01T00:00:00Z

Siberian Intervention

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

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Frameless

H.I.H. Prince Kan'in Haruhito photo

Jap(anese) infantry LOC 25077451763

Imperial Japanese Army parade

Prince Chichibu Yasuhito

Nichirohohei45A

Nichirohohei45B

Jap(anese) infantry reg(imen)t LOC 25704168355

Lieutenant General Kōichi Ōno

Captured M3 Stuart tanks in the service of the Imperial Japanese Army

Bundesarchiv Bild 102-11213, Japan, Infanterie bei Manöverübung

Curse on This Country - 2016 history book by Danny Orbach, English, 2017

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1877	Battle of Shiroyama	battle, Imperial Japanese Army, last stand	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1920	Battle of Samdunja	battle, Imperial Japanese Army, Korean Independence Military and Irregular Army Groups	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1920	Battle of Qingshanli	Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, battle, Imperial Japanese Army	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1931	Japanese invasion of Manchuria	Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of Japan, National Revolutionary Army, China, invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of Changsha	battle, Imperial Japanese Army, Yasuji Okamura, National Revolutionary Army, Xue Yue, Shizuichi Tanaka, Chen Cheng, Guan Linzheng, Yang Sen	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign	Imperial Japanese Army, National Revolutionary Army, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Ramree Island	Imperial Japanese Army, XV Corps, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Ipo Dam	battle, Imperial Japanese Army, Marking Guerrillas	Wikidata
commons	image		H.I.H. Prince Kan'in Haruhito photo		Commons
commons	image		Jap(anese) infantry LOC 25077451763		Commons
commons	image		Imperial Japanese Army parade		Commons
commons	image		Prince Chichibu Yasuhito		Commons
commons	image		Nichirohohei45A		Commons
commons	image		Nichirohohei45B		Commons
commons	image		Jap(anese) infantry reg(imen)t LOC 25704168355		Commons
commons	image		Lieutenant General Kōichi Ōno		Commons
commons	image		Captured M3 Stuart tanks in the service of the Imperial Japanese Army		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 102-11213, Japan, Infanterie bei Manöverübung		Commons

Imperial Japanese Army

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