Air General Army
The Air General Army (航空総軍, Kōkū Sōgun) was a Japanese general army responsible for the defense of the country against Allied air raids during the last months of World War II. The Air General Army was formed in April 1945 to better coordinate Japan's air defenses in response to the mounting air offensive against Japan and the expected invasion of the country later that year. The army was disbanded following the end of the war.
| Air General Army | |
|---|---|
| Japanese: 航空総軍 Kōkū Sōgun | |
| Active | 1945 |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| Allegiance | Emperor of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type | General Army |
| Role | Air defense |
| Engagements | Air raids on Japan |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Masakazu Kawabe |
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- Foreign Histories Division, Headquarters, United States Army Japan (1959). Japanese Monograph No. 45: History of Imperial General Headquarters Army Section (Revised ed.).
- Foreign Histories Division, Headquarters, United States Army Japan (1980). Japanese Monograph No. 157: Homeland Air Defense Operations Record. War in Asia and the Pacific. Volume 12: Defense of the Homeland and End of the War. New York City: Garland Publishing. ISBN 0-8240-3296-9.
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