Twenty-Seventh Army (Japan)

Japanese Twenty-Seventh Army
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.

Japanese 27th Army (1945)
Parent unit	Japanese Fifth Area Army
Components	42nd Infantry Division 91st Infantry Division 3rd Marines Battalion 4th Marines Battalion