Country Empire of Japan Role Corps Founded 1945 Engagement Operation Downfall | Type Infantry Engagements Operation Downfall Branch Imperial Japanese Army | |
Active April 7, 1945 – August 15, 1945 Similar Japanese Seventeenth Area Army, Fifty‑Second Army, Imperial Japanese Army | ||
The Japanese 58th Army (第58軍, Dai-gojyūhachi gun) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II.
History
The Japanese 58th Army was formed on April 7, 1945, under the Japanese 17th Area Army as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allied forces in Jejudo (Saishuto) island during Operation Downfall. The Japanese 58th Army consisted mostly of poorly trained reservists, conscripted students and home guard militia. It was demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945, without having seen combat.
References
Fifty-Eighth Army (Japan) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA