Fifth Area Army
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The Fifth Area Army was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the closing stages of World War II. It saw combat against the Soviet Union in Japan’s northern territories.
Border between Japanese Karafuto and Soviet Sakhalin
Kiichiro Higuchi
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Kiichirō Higuchi was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.
Fifth Area Army
…in Hokkaidō were demobilized after the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. List of Commanders Commanding officer Name From To 1 Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi 16 March 1944 21 August 1945 Chief of Staff Name From To 1 Lieutenant General Matsujiro Kimura 16 March 1944 26 December 1944 2 Lieutenant General…
Kiichiro Higuchi