Fifteenth Area Army

Fifteenth Area Army
ActiveFebruary 1, 1945 - August 15, 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleField Army
Garrison/HQOsaka
Nickname(s)楠 (Kusu = "camphor")
EngagementsOperation Downfall

The Fifteenth Area Army (第15方面軍, Dai jyūgo hōmen gun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the closing stages of World War II.[1]

  1. ^ Madej, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945