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| China Expeditionary Army | |
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| Japanese: 支那派遣軍, Shina hakengun | |
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| Active | 12 September 1939 – 15 August 1945 |
| Country |  Empire of Japan |
| Allegiance | Emperor of Japan |
| Branch |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type | Army Group |
| Size | 1,050,000 personnel |
| Garrison/HQ | Nanjing |
| Nickname(s) | Eishudan (栄集団, Prosperous) |
| Engagements | Second Sino-Japanese War |
The China Expeditionary Army (Shina hakengun) was a general army of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1939 to 1945.
The China Expeditionary Army was established in September 1939 from the merger of the Central China Expeditionary Army and Japanese Northern China Area Army, and was headquartered in the pro-Japanese Reorganized National Government's capital city of Nanjing. The China Expeditionary Army was responsible for all Japanese military operations in China and was the main fighting force during the Second Sino-Japanese War, with over 1 million soldiers under its command at its peak. The China Expeditionary Army was dissolved upon the Surrender of Japan in August 1945.
In military literature, the China Expeditionary Army is often referred to by the initials "CEA".[1]
- ^ Jowett, The Japanese Army 1931-45