Southern China Area Army

Japanese South China Area Army
Active	February 9, 1940-June 26, 1941
Country	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Field Army
Garrison/HQ	Canton
Nickname(s)	Nami (波, Wave?)

The Japanese South China Area Army (南支那方面軍, Minami Shina hōmen gun^?) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during Second Sino-Japanese War.

The Japanese South China Area Army was formed on February 9, 1940 under the control of the China Expeditionary Army. It was transferred to direct control by the Imperial General Headquarters on July 23, 1940. Headquartered in Canton, it was responsible for direction of the Japanese invasion of southern China, garrisoning Japanese-occupied Guangdong Province and controlling military operations in neighboring Guangxi Province. It was disbanded on June 26, 1941 and its component units were reassigned back to the China Expeditionary Army.

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