The Monographs are the best immediate information I have on the activation of the 2nd Area Army Headquarters but not necessarily the most accurate.
I'm trying to reconcile the information from the Mono #13 below, with an exchange between fontessa and john whitman on "2nd Area Army movements" from September 2012.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 2#p1729615fontessa:
◇ The 2nd Area Army HQ
- Departed Qiqihar on November 3, 1943
- Arrival date is not clear
Information below taken from: Japanese Monograph #13 – (1943 – 1945) Operations of the 2nd Area Army in defense of Biak, Noemfoor, and Halmahera
Paraphrased:
1) The 2nd Area Army Headquarters commander (General Anami) and his primary staff officers assembled in Tokyo; starting late October, completed November 3, 1943. The main body of the headquarters unit arrived in Davao, the Philippines around mid-November.
2) The remainder (of the 2nd Area Army Headquarters Unit), together with the 2nd Army Headquarters, boarded the Akutsu Maru and Mayasan Maru and left Fuzan, Korea on November 7th arriving in Davao on the 23rd, it became active December 1, 1943.
Any help clarifying or correcting my information will be much appreciated!
hysteric