Kwantung Army

Japanese army

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In China: The Nationalist government from 1928 to 1937
…army officers—especially officers of the Kwantung Army, which protected Japan’s leasehold in the Liaodong Peninsula and the South Manchurian Railway—to regard Manchuria as the area where Japan’s power must be consolidated.
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In Japan: Aggression in Manchuria
The Kwantung Army, which occupied the Kwantung (Liaotung) Peninsula and patrolled the South Manchurian Railway zone, included officers who were keenly aware of Japan’s continental interests and were prepared to take steps to further them. They hoped to place the civilian government in an untenable position…
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