15th Army

E819093

The 15th Army was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army that operated primarily in Southeast Asia during World War II.

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15th Army canonical 2

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf field army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activeDuringPeriod 1941–1945 ⓘ
belligerentSide Axis powers ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
disbandedIn 1945 ⓘ
engagedIn jungle warfare ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ
era Shōwa period ⓘ
linked to: Showa era
formedIn 1941 ⓘ
garrisonOrHQ Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar

Thailand ⓘ
higherCommand Burma Area Army ⓘ
Southern Expeditionary Army Group ⓘ
historicalContext Japanese expansion in Southeast Asia ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Burma ⓘ
notableCharacteristic high casualty rates from combat and disease ⓘ
logistical difficulties in Burma campaign ⓘ
notableOperation Battle of Imphal ⓘ
Battle of Kohima ⓘ
Japanese invasion of Burma ⓘ
U-Go offensive ⓘ
notableOutcome defeat in Burma campaign ⓘ
heavy losses during Imphal–Kohima operations ⓘ
opposedBy Allied forces in Burma ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
Chinese National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
partOf Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
primaryAreaOfOperations Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar

India ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
role occupation duties ⓘ
offensive ground operations ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
surrenderedTo Allied forces ⓘ
theater Burma campaign ⓘ
India–Burma theatre ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign

Southeast Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ
type infantry-dominated formation ⓘ

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