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
ActiveApril 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
AllegianceEmperor of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeGeneral Army
RoleAir defense
EngagementsAir raids on Japan
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Masakazu Kawabe

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  • 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.
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  • Foreign Histories Division, Headquarters, United States Army Japan (1980). Japanese Monograph No. 157: Homeland Air Defense Operations Record. War in Asia and the Pacific. Volume 12: Defense of the Homeland and End of the War. New York City: Garland Publishing. ISBN 0-8240-3296-9.
  • Zaloga, Steven J (2010). Defense of Japan 1945. Fortress. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-687-3.