| Japanese Eleventh Army | |
|---|---|
 Japanese troops enter Wuhan | |
| Active | July 4, 1938 – August 15, 1945 |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Wuhan, Japanese-occupied China |
| Nicknames | Ro (呂,Backbone) |
| Engagements | Battle of Wuhan |
TheJapanese 11th Army (第11軍,Dai-jyū-ichi gun) was anarmy of theImperial Japanese Army during theSecond Sino-Japanese War.
The Japanese 11th Army was formed on July 4, 1938, under theJapanese Central China Area Army for the task of conquering and occupying the central provinces ofChina between theYangtze River and theYellow River. The 11th Army played a major role in theBattle of Wuhan. From September 1939, it came under the newly formedChina Expeditionary Army and was transferred to the control of theJapanese Sixth Area Army in September 1944. It was disbanded at Quanzhou County (Guilin) inGuangxi province at thesurrender of Japan.
| Name | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant GeneralYasuji Okamura | 23 June 1938 | 9 March 1940 |
| 2 | Lieutenant GeneralWaichiro Sonobe | 9 March 1940 | 4 April 1941 |
| 3 | Lieutenant GeneralKorechika Anami | 4 April 1941 | 1 July 1942 |
| 4 | Lieutenant GeneralOsamu Tsukada | 1 July 1942 | 22 December 1942 |
| 5 | Lieutenant GeneralIsamu Yokoyama | 22 December 1942 | 22 November 1944 |
| 6 | Lieutenant GeneralYoshio Kozuki | 22 November 1944 | 7 April 1945 |
| 7 | Lieutenant GeneralYukio Kasahara | 7 April 1945 | 15 August 1945 |
| Name | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GeneralTeiichi Yoshimoto | 20 June 1938 | 31 January 1939 |
| 2 | Lieutenant GeneralTakazo Numata | 31 January 1939 | 1 August 1939 |
| 3 | Lieutenant GeneralJunsei Aoki | 4 August 1939 | 1 March 1941 |
| 4 | Major GeneralIsamu Kinoshita | 1 March 1941 | 1 December 1942 |
| 5 | Major GeneralKunio Osonoe | 1 December 1942 | 7 February 1944 |
| 6 | Major GeneralSadatake Nakayama | 7 February 1944 | 23 April 1945 |
| 7 | Major GeneralBanzo Fukutomi | 23 April 1945 | 15 August 1945 |