Eighth Area Army (Japan)

The Eighth Area Army was an area army of the Imperial Japanese Army. The army was formed on 9 November 1942, becoming effective on 26 November at Rabaul as part of the Southern Army. The army was disbanded in September 1945.

Commanders

 * General Hitoshi Imamura (9 Nov 1942 - Sep 1945)

Chief of Staff

 * Lt. General Rinpei Kato (9 Nov 1942 - Sep 1945)

Vice Chief of Staff

 * Maj. General Ketsu Sato (9 Nov 1942 - 2 Aug 1943)
 * Maj. General Yadoru Arisue (2 Aug 1943 - 29 Aug 1943)
 * Maj. General Kohei Takeshi (11 Sep 1943 - 19 Jun 1944)

Organisation

 * Seventeenth Army
 * Eighteenth Army
 * 6th Division
 * 1st Independent Mixed Brigade
 * 12th Air Brigade
 * Part of the 5th Division (20 November 1942)
 * 6th Air Division (25 November 1942)
 * 7th Air Division (29 January 1943)