Sixth Army (Japan)

Japanese Sixth Army
Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go tank destroyed at Nomonhan
ActiveAugust 4, 1939 - August 15, 1945 
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleCorps
Garrison/HQHailar, Manchukuo
Nickname(s)Mamoru (, Protect)
EngagementsBattle of Khalkhin Gol
Second Sino-Japanese War

The Japanese 6th Army (第6軍, Dai-roku gun) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army initially based in Manchukuo as a garrison force under the overall command of the Kwantung Army. At the end of World War II it was active in east China.