15th Army

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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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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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