Seventeenth Area Army | |
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Active | January 22, 1945 – August 15, 1945 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Field Army |
Garrison/HQ | Keijō |
Nickname(s) | 築 (chiku = "construct") |
Engagements | Soviet invasion of Manchuria |
The Seventeenth Area Army (第 17方面軍, Dai-jūnana hōmen gun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final stages of World War II.