Twenty-Seventh Army (Japan)

Japanese Twenty-Seventh Army

Japanese ski troops in the Chishima Islands
Active March 16, 1944 February 1, 1945]
Country Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Type Infantry
Role Corps
Garrison/HQ Etorofu
Nickname(s) Hokubu (北部 Northern)
Engagements Soviet invasion of Manchuria

The Japanese 27th Army (第27軍 Dai-nijyūnana gun) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II.

History

The Japanese 27th Army was formed on March 16, 1944 as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allied forces in the northern Chishima Islands territories from northeastern Hokkaidō to Kamchatka during Operation Downfall. It was headquartered on Etorofu.

The Japanese 27th Army consisted mostly of poorly trained reservists, conscripted students and home guard militia. It was disbanded on February 1, 1945, and its units were incorporated directly into the Japanese 5th Area Army

List of Commanders

Name From To
Commanding officer Lieutenant General Shozo Terakura 10 March 1944 1 February 1945
Chief of Staff Major General Keiji Suzuki 10 March 1944 1 February 1945

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