The following are commanders and units of the Japanese army which was stationed in the Kwantung peninsula of Manchuria from 1910 to 1945.
The Kwantung Army laid plans for a border defense system in 1934, but construction work did not begin until 1935.
During the early period (to 1938), four zones were fortified in East Manchuria, plus three in the north and one in the west.
These fortresses were in direct command of the Kwantung Army in the territory; also included Japanese Navy detachments in Dairen and Ryojun naval bases.
January 1937 to July 1937: Formed in December 1941 in Poli, Manchuria.