Fifth Army (Japan)

Japanese Fifth Army
ActiveJanuary 15, 1905 – August 15, 1945 
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleCorps
Garrison/HQAndong, Manchukuo
Nickname(s)Jōshudan (城集団, Castle)
EngagementsSoviet invasion of Manchuria

The Japanese 5th Army (第5軍, Dai-go gun) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army based in Manchukuo from the Russo-Japanese War until the end of World War II. During World War II it was under the overall command of the Kwantung Army.