Twelfth Army (Japan)

The Japanese 12th Army (第12軍) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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

The 15th Army was demobilized at Zhengzhou, Henan Province on the surrender of Japan.