Fifty-Second Army (Japan)

Japanese Fifty-Second Army

Student militia at Kujukurihama, Chiba
Active April 7, 1945 – August 15, 1945 
Country Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Type Infantry
Role Corps
Garrison/HQ Sakura, Chiba
Nickname(s) Shō ( Victory)
Engagements Operation Downfall

The Japanese 52nd Army (第52軍 Dai-gojyūni gun) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II.

History

The Japanese 52nd Army was formed on April 7, 1945, under the Japanese 12th 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 52nd Army was based in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture and was thus intended to guard the closest beachhead to Tokyo and the Kantō region along the Bōsō Peninsula. It consisted mostly of poorly trained reservists, conscripted students and Volunteer Fighting Corps home guard militia. It was demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945, without having seen combat.

List of Commanders

Name From To
Commanding officer Lieutenant General Shigeta Tokumatsu 7 April 1945 15 August 1945
Chief of Staff Major General Tamaki Onwa6 April 1945 10 October 1945

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