Twelfth Army (Japan)

Japanese Twelfth Army
Active	November 7, 1938 - August 15, 1945
Country	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Zhengzhou
Nickname(s)	Jin ("Benevolence")

The Japanese 12th Army (第12軍, Dai-jyūni gun^?) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

The Japanese 12th Army was formed on November 7, 1938 under the North China Area Army as a garrison force for the occupation the provinces North China. It served primary as a training and reserve unit, and participated in counter-insurgency operations.

The 59th division famous for its wartime atrocities was attached to the Twelfth Army from February 1942 till May 1945.

The 12th Army was demobilized at Zhengzhou, Henan Province on the surrender of Japan.

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