Area Armies
Area Armies (方面軍, Hōmen-gun?) in Japanese military terminology were equivalent to field armies in western militaries. Area Armies were normally commanded by a lieutenant general. There is much confusion between the similarly numbered Area Armies and Armies in historical records, as many writers often did not make a clear distinction when describing the units involved.
| Name | Active | Operational Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Area Army ( 第1方面軍, Dai ichi hōmen gun?) | 1942-1945 | Manchukuo |
| 2 | Second Area Army ( 第2方面軍, Dai ni hōmen gun?) | 1942-1945 | Manchukuo |
| 3 | Third Area Army ( 第3方面軍, Dai san hōmen gun?) | 1942-1945 | Manchukuo |
| 4 | Fifth Area Army ( 第5方面軍, Dai go hōmen gun?) | 1944-1945 | Japanese home islands |
| 5 | Sixth Area Army ( 第6方面軍, Dai roku hōmen gun?) | 1944-1945 | China |
| 6 | Seventh Area Army ( 第7方面軍, Dai nana hōmen gun?) | 1944-1945 | British Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra |
| 7 | Eighth Area Army ( 第8方面軍, Dai hachi hōmen gun?) | 1942-1945 | Solomon Islands, New Guinea |
| 8 | Tenth Area Army ( 第10方面軍, Dai jyū hōmen gun?) | 1944-1945 | Taiwan |
| 9 | Eleventh Area Army ( 第11方面軍, Dai jyū ichi hōmen gun?) | 1945-1945 | Japanese home islands |
| 10 | Twelfth Area Army ( 第12方面軍, Dai jyū ni hōmen gun?) | 1945-1945 | Japanese home islands |
| 11 | Thirteenth Area Army ( 第13方面軍, Dai jyū san hōmen gun?) | 1945-1945 | Japanese home islands |
| 12 | Fourteenth Area Army ( 第14方面軍, Dai jyū yon hōmen gun?) | 1942-1945 | Philippines |
| 13 | Fifteenth Area Army ( 第15方面軍, Dai jyū go hōmen gun?) | 1945-1945 | Japanese home islands |
| 14 | Sixteenth Area Army ( 第16方面軍, Dai jyū roku hōmen gun?) | 1945-1945 | Japanese home islands |
| 15 | Seventeenth Area Army ( 第17方面軍, Dai jyū nana hōmen gun?) | 1945-1945 | Korea |
| 15 | Eighteenth Area Army ( 第18方面軍, Dai jyū hachi hōmen gun?) | 1943-1945 | Thailand |
| 16 | Burma Area Army ( 緬甸方面軍, Biruma hōmen gun?) | 1943-1945 | Burma |
| 17 | Central China Area Army ( 中支那方面軍, Naka-Shina hōmen gun?) | 1937-1938 | China |
| 18 | Northern China Area Army ( 北支那方面軍, Kita-Shina hōmen gun?) | 1937-1945 | China |
| 19 | Southern China Area Army ( 南支那方面軍, Minami-Shina hōmen gun?) | 1940-1941 | China |
| 19 | Northern District Army ( 北部軍, Hokubu gun?) | 1940-1945 | Japanese home islands |
| 20 | Eastern District Army ( 東部軍, Tobu gun?) | 1923-1945 | Japanese home islands |
| 22 | Western District Army (西部軍, Seibu gun?) | 1937-1945 | Japanese home islands |
| 21 | Central District Army (中部軍, Chubu gun?) | 1945-1945 | Japanese home islands |
| 22 | Shanghai Expeditionary Army (上海派遣軍, Shanhai Haken gun?) | 1932, 1937-1938 | China |
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