Second Army (Japan)

Japanese Second Army
Japanese Troops in the Battle of Shaho
Active	Sept 1894-Aug 1945
Country	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Corps
Nickname(s)	Ikioi (勢, Vigorous?)
Engagements	First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II

The Japanese 2nd Army (第2軍, Dai-ni gun^?) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army. It was raised and demobilized on four separate occasions.

The Japanese 2nd Army was initially raised during the First Sino-Japanese War from September 27, 1894 to May 14, 1895 under the command of General Ōyama Iwao.

It was revived for the Russo-Japanese War from March 6, 1904 to January 2, 1906 under the command of General Oku Yasukata. It fought in most of the major campaigns of the war, including the Battle of Nanshan, Battle of Te-li-Ssu, Battle of Tashihchiao, Battle of Shaho, Battle of Liaoyang, Battle of Sandepu, and Battle of Mukden.

The Japanese 2nd Army was raised again on August 23, 1937 and placed under the command of the Japanese Northern China Area Army as reinforcement to Japanese forces in China following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. The 2nd Army participated in the North China Incident, Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation, Battle of Xuzhou and Battle of Taierzhuang before being demobilized on December 15, 1938.