Fifteenth Army (Japan)

Japanese Fifteenth Army
Japanese Fifteenth Army
	Japanese troops on border of Burma
Active	9 November 1941 – 15 August 1945
Country	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Rangoon
Nickname(s)	Hayashi Shūdan (林集団, Grove)
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Thailand; Burma Campaign; ;

The Japanese 15th Army (第15軍, Dai-jyūgo gun) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It was involved in the invasion of Burma in December 1941 and served in that country for most of its war service.

Japanese Fifteenth Army (at the First Arakan Campaign)
Parent unit	Southern Expeditionary Army
Components	18th Infantry Division 31st Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 56th Infantry Division

Japanese Fifteenth Army (at the Imphal Campaign)
Parent unit	Burma Area Army
Components	15th Infantry Division 31st Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division

Japanese Fifteenth Army (August 1945)
Parent unit	Japanese Eighteenth Area Army
Components	4th Infantry Division 31st Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division