Japanese Korean Army
| Japanese Korean Army | |
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Surrender of Japanese Forces in Southern Korea | |
| Active | March 11, 1904 – August 15, 1945 |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| Allegiance | Emperor of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Keijo |
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| Japanese name | |||||||
| Kanji | 朝鮮軍 | ||||||
| Hiragana | ちょうせんぐん | ||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 조선군 | ||||||
| Hanja | 朝鮮軍 | ||||||
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The Japanese Korean Army (朝鮮軍, Chōsen-gun; lit. 'Korean military') was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army that formed a garrison force in Korea under Japanese rule. The Korean Army consisted of roughly 350,000 troops in 1914.