Japanese Sixteenth Army
Japanese troops enter Java
Active	November 5, 1941 – August 15, 1945
Country	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Corps
Garrison/HQ	Batavia
Nickname(s)	Osamu (治)
Engagements	Battle of Java (1942)

TheJapanese 16th Army (第16軍,Dai-jyūroku gun) was anarmy of theImperial Japanese Army duringWorld War II.

The Japanese 16th Army was formed on November 5, 1941, under theSouthern Expeditionary Army Group to coordinate theinfantry divisions and other Japanese ground forces in theInvasion of Java in theNetherlands East Indies. It remained based onJava throughout thePacific War as agarrison force.

On March 27, 1944, with the threat of possible landings ofAllied forces to retake theDutch East Indies increasing, the organizational structure of the Southern Expeditionary Army changed and the IJA 16th Army was reassigned to theJapanese Seventh Area Army. It remained headquartered inJakarta as a garrison force as before. The Japanese 16th Army wasdemobilized at thesurrender of Japan on August 15, 1945.

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