The Japanese China Expeditionary Army of the Imperial Japanese Army, was formed in 1937 as an offshoot of the Kwangtung Army. Headquartered in Canton, it was responsible for all military operations in China. It consisted of the following units: The Imperial Japanese Army (大日本帝国陸軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was in existence from the Meiji Reformation to the end of World War II. It was created to replace the traditional Japanese samurai with a modern Western-style conscript army. ... The Kantogun (Japanese: Kantōgun), more commonly known as the Kwantung Army or Guandong Army (関東軍), was a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that originated from the Guandong Garrison established in 1906 to defend the Kwantung Leased Territory and the areas adjacent to the South Manchurian Railway. ... Guangzhou (Traditional Chinese: 廣州; Simplified Chinese: 广州; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu; Wade_Giles: Kuang_chou; Jyutping: Gwong2zau1; Yale: Gwóngjaū) is the capital of the Guangdong Province in southern China. ...

• The North China Area Army, Headquartered in Peking and was responsible for operations in the north China plains from the Yellow River to the Great Wall. It consisted of the following units;
  • Mongolia Garrison Army - responsible for Inner Mongolia and consisting of:
    • 26th Division and
    • Independent Mixed brigade and
    • Mongolian Cavalry Corps with nine Cavaltry Divisions
  • First Army - eastern part of the area of operations
  • Twelfth Army - Soutwestern part of the area of operations.
• The Sixth Area Army (6AA) - responsible for operations in central China against Chinese and American forces.
  • Eleventh Army - consisting of up to ten divisions and was responsible for operations in the 6AA northern area of operations.
  • Twenty-Third Army - with two divisions and five independent brigades and operates in the 6AA southern area of operations.
• The independent Thirteenth Army - with four divisions and two infantry brigades, served as the general reserve under direct China Expeditionary Army control. Operated in the lower Yangtze River Valley, and the coastal areas north and south of, and inside of Shanghai.

It surrendered in August of 1945 but its troops remained armed to provide security until allied troops arrived. At war's end it consisted of 620,000 men in one armored and 25 infantry divisions. It also contained over 22 Independent brigades; 11 infantry, 1 cavalry, and 10 mixed(contained infantry, artillery, armor and support units). Towards the end of the war much of its ammunition reserve and many of its units were transferred into the Pacific Theater leaving the Army weak and undermanned. Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking), is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China. ... For other Yellow Rivers, see Yellow River (disambiguation). ... Great Wall can refer to several things: Great Wall of China Great Wall of Galaxies, part of the Coma Cluster This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Length 6,380 km Elevation of the source  ? m Average discharge 31,900 m³/s Area watershed 1,800,000 km² Origin Qinghai Province and Tibet Mouth East China Sea Basin countries China The Chang Jiang (Simplified Chinese: 长江; Traditional Chinese: 長江; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng; Wade-Giles: Chang Chiang... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ) is Chinas largest city and is situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta. ... The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) is the term used in the United States for all military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it, in World War II. Pacific War is a more common name, around the world, for the broader conflict between the Allies and Japan...