Fifty-Fourth Army (Japan) Explained

Unit Name:Japanese Fifty-Fourth Army
Dates:June 19, 1945 – August 15, 1945 
Country:Empire of Japan
Branch:Imperial Japanese Army
Type:Infantry
Role:Corps
Garrison:Shinshiro, Aichi
Battles:Operation Downfall

The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II.

History

The Japanese 54th Army was formed on June 19, 1945, under the Japanese 13th Area Army as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allied forces in central Honshū during Operation Downfall. The Japanese 54th Army was based in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture and was thus intended to guard the approaches and beachheads to Nagoya and the Chūbu region of Japan. It consisted mostly of poorly trained reservists, conscripted students and home guard militia. Most of its units were still in training, and had neither weapons nor ammunition at the time of their demobilization at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945, without having seen combat.

List of Commanders

Name From To
Commanding officer15 Jun 1945 15 August 1945
Chief of StaffMajor General Morihiko Hanamoto1 June 1945 20 September 1945

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