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Japanese Korean Army
Surrender of Japanese Forces in Southern Korea
Active
March 11, 1904 – August 15, 1945
Country
Empire of Japan
Allegiance
Emperor of Japan
Branch
Imperial Japanese Army
Type
Infantry
Role
Army
Garrison/HQ
Keijo
Military unit
Japanese Korean Army (1945)
Parent unit
Japanese Seventeenth Area Army
Components
19th Infantry Division
20th Infantry Division
Japanese Korean Army
Japanese name
Kanji
朝鮮軍
Hiragana
ちょうせんぐん
Transcriptions
Romanization
Chōsen-gun
Korean name
Hangul
조선군
Hanja
朝鮮軍
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
Joseon-gun
McCune–Reischauer
Chosŏn-gun
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