Eighteenth Army (Japan)

Japanese Eighteenth Army
General Adachi surrendering
ActiveNovember 9, 1942 – August 15, 1945
Country Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleCorps
Garrison/HQNew Guinea
Nickname(s) (, Fierce)
EngagementsNew Guinea campaign

The Japanese 18th Army (第18軍, Dai-jyūhachi gun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

  1. ^ Williams and Nakagawa 2006, p. 63.