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.
Commanders Commanding officer Name From To1 Lieutenant General Kesago Nakajima 2 August 1937 26 August 19372 Lieutenant General Hasunuma Ban 26 August 1937 28 December 19373 Lieutenant General Hisao Tani 28 December 1937 1 August 19394 Lieutenant General Waichiro Sonobe 1 August 1939 9 March 19405 Lieutenant General Iwamatsu Yoshio 9 March 1940 20 June 19416 Lieutenant General Fujii Yoji 20 June 1941 17 August 19427 Lieutenant General Jun Ushiroku 17 August 1942 21 February 19448 Lieutenant General Shōjirō Iida 21 February 1944 1 December 19449 Lieutenant General Masakazu Kawabe 1 December 1944 1 February 1945
See also Armies of the Imperial Japanese Army
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