The Japanese 2nd Area Army was formed on July 4, 1942 under the control of the
Kwantung Army as a
reserve and
garrison force to maintain security and
public order in
Manchukuo. It was disbanded on June 13, 1945, and its various components were reassigned to other commands. The 2nd Area Army was transferred to the Davao in the Philippines in late 1943, and tasked with defending western New Guinea and the eastern part of the occupied Netherlands East Indies. ==List of Commanders==