Burma, Rangoon, headquarters of the Commander of the Imperial Army's Army Group.
Originally, Lion City had been the headquarters of the Imperial Army forces stationed in the South Seas, as well as the home port of the Imperial Navy's Pacific Fleet. However, as the war progressed and the Dutch East Indies fell completely into the hands of the Island Nation's Army, Lion City had become a battlefield. The Island Nation's Army had once attempted to cross the Malacca Strait and launch an offensive against the Malay Peninsula and Lion City. The 11th Army Corps under the German military's Army Group confronted the Island Nation's Army across the Malacca Strait. Under those circumstances, Army Group's headquarters had been moved to Rangoon.
As large numbers of German military forces entered the South Seas and Australia, German military strength in this region had grown increasingly formidable. Of the three newly formed Army Groups of the German Army, Army Group and Army Group H had landed in Burma. Army Group had landed in Australia. As for the six army corps under Army Group, the 11th Army Corps, 21st Army Corps, and 23rd Army Group were fighting in Indochina. The remaining 12th Army Corps, 22nd Army Corps, and 24th Army Corps were fighting in Australia.
By comparison, Indochina was also a key direction of attack for the Island Nation's Army. The German Counterattack would likewise mainly be launched from there.
By July 20, 1941, all German military forces sent as reinforcements for operations in the Far East had arrived at their designated battlefields from Europe. The commanders of several German Army Groups, the commanders of the Navy's three major fleets, and the commanders of the Air Force's various air groups had all gathered in Rangoon. Field Marshal Manstein, the Empire's Chief of Staff, had personally