Japanese Korean Army

Japanese Korean Army
Surrender of Japanese Forces in Southern Korea
ActiveMarch 11, 1904 – August 15, 1945 
Country Empire of Japan
Allegiance Emperor of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleArmy
Garrison/HQKeijo
Japanese Korean Army
Japanese name
Kanji朝鮮軍
Hiraganaちょうせんぐん
Transcriptions
RomanizationChōsen-gun
Korean name
Hangul조선군
Hanja朝鮮軍
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationJoseon-gun
McCune–ReischauerChosŏn-gun

The Japanese Korean Army (朝鮮軍, Chōsen-gun, lit.'Korean military') was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army that formed a garrison force in Korea under Japanese rule. The Korean Army consisted of roughly 350,000 troops in 1914.