Eastern District Army

Eastern District Army
ActiveNovember 16, 1923 - November 30, 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleRegional command in the Japanese home islands
SizeField Army
EngagementsWorld War II

The Eastern District Army (東部軍, Tōbugun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for the defense of the Kantō region and northern Honshū during the Pacific War. It was one of the regional commands in the Japanese home islands reporting to the General Defense Command.

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