Air General Army

The Air General Army (航空総軍, Kōkū Sōgun) also called the Supreme Army Airforce 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	April 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

See also

• Armies of the Imperial Japanese Army

References

Bibliography

• Coox, Alvin D. (1994). "Air War Against Japan". In Cooling, B. Franklin (ed.). Case studies in the achievement of air superiority. Washington, D.C.: Center for Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-63-3.
• Foreign Histories Division, Headquarters, United States Army Japan (1959). Japanese Monograph No. 45: History of Imperial General Headquarters Army Section (Revised ed.).
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• Zaloga, Steven J (2010). Defense of Japan 1945. Fortress. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-687-3.