| Unit Name: | Central District Army |
| Dates: | 1940 to 1945 |
| Country: | Empire of Japan |
| Branch: | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Role: | Field Army |
| Battles: | Operation Downfall |
The was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for the defense of the Japanese home islands during the Pacific War. It was one of the regional commands in the Japanese home islands reporting to the General Defense Command.
| Name | From | To | |
| 1 | Lieutenant General Kesago Nakajima | 2 August 1937 | 26 August 1937 |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Hasunuma Ban | 26 August 1937 | 28 December 1937 |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Hisao Tani | 28 December 1937 | 1 August 1939 |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Waichiro Sonobe | 1 August 1939 | 9 March 1940 |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Iwamatsu Yoshio | 9 March 1940 | 20 June 1941 |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Fujii Yoji | 20 June 1941 | 17 August 1942 |
| 7 | Lieutenant General Jun Ushiroku | 17 August 1942 | 21 February 1944 |
| 8 | Lieutenant General Shōjirō Iida | 21 February 1944 | 1 December 1944 |
| 9 | Lieutenant General Masakazu Kawabe | 1 December 1944 | 1 February 1945 |