Fifty-Ninth Army (Japan)

Japanese Fifty-Ninth Army
ActiveJune 15, 1945 – August 15, 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleCorps
Nickname(s)山陽 (San'yo, after San'yo region)
EngagementsOperation Downfall

The Japanese 59th Army (第59軍, Dai-gojyūku gun) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II.

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