Criminals were exempt from having to serve in the military and so were those that were "Highly skilled factory technicians". Student deferments were later abolished in October 1942 but exceptions were made towards those who were in "certain medical and scientific fields". Deferments were uncommon and primarily went to students. In Imperial Japan, all able-bodied men aged 17 to 40 were drafted for three years. As many as two-thirds of Japan's total military deaths were a result of illness or starvation. Japanese troops suffered from a shortage of supplies, especially food, medicine, munitions, and armaments, largely due to submarine interdiction of supplies, and losses to Japanese shipping, which was worsened by a longstanding rivalry with the Imperial Japanese Navy. A total of 5.473 million men served in the Imperial Japanese Army. From 1942, troops were sent to Hong Kong (23rd Army), the Philippines (14th Army), Thailand (15th Army), Burma (15th Army), the Dutch East Indies (16th Army), and Malaya (25th Army). A further 13 divisions defended the Manchurian–Soviet border, due to concerns about a possible attack by the Soviet Union. The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) typically fought alone in these engagements, often with very little naval or aerial support, and the IJA quickly garnered a reputation for their unrelenting spirit.Īt the beginning of the Pacific War in 1941, the Imperial Japanese Army contained 51 divisions, 27 of which were stationed in China. Compared to the Western- European Theater, combat in the Pacific was brutal, marked by illness, disease, and ferocity. Most of the campaign was fought on a variety of small islands in the Pacific region.
The Pacific War lasted from 1941 to 1945, with the Empire of Japan fighting against the United States, the British Empire and their allies. Military unit Imperial Japanese Army uniform between 19 (US Army poster)
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