Fifty-Eighth Army (Japan)

The Japanese 58th Army (第58軍) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II.

History
The Japanese 58th Army was formed on April 7, 1945 under the Japanese 17th Area Army as part of the last desperate defense effort by the Empire of Japan to deter possible landings of Allied forces in Saishuto island during Operation Downfall. The Japanese 58th Army consisted mostly of poorly trained reservists, conscripted students and home guard militia. It was demobilized at the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945 without having seen combat.