Order_of_battle:_Battle_of_Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou was fought in May 1938 as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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The Japanese Order of battle
North China Front Army
Field Marshal Count Hisaichi Terauchi
- 16th Division - Lt. Gen. Keisuke Fujie
- 19th Infantry Brigade
- 9th Infantry Regiment
- 20th Infantry Regiment
- 30th Infantry Brigade
- 33rd Infantry Regiment
- 38th Infantry Regiment
- 22nd Field Artillery Regiment
- 20th Cavalry Regiment
- 16th Engineer Regiment
- 16th Transport Regiment
- 19th Infantry Brigade
- 114th Division -Lt. Gen. Shigeji Suematsu
- 127th Infantry Brigade
- 66th Infantry Regiment
- 115th Infantry Regiment
- 128th Infantry Brigade
- 102nd Infantry Regiment
- 150th Infantry Regiment
- 120th Field Artillery Regt
- 118th Cavalry Regiment
- 114th Engineer Regiment
- 114th Transport Regiment
- 127th Infantry Brigade
- 3rd Infantry Brigade / 2nd Division - Major Gen. Kazuo Isa [2]
- 4th Infantry Regiment
- 29th Infantry Regiment
- 13th Infantry Brigade / 7th Division - Major Gen. Tadao Yoshizawa [2]
- 25th Infantry Regiment
- 26th Infantry Regiment
- Imada Detachment- Colonel Imada
- 2nd Tank Battalion - Colonel Imada
- 36 Type 89 Medium Tanks
- 1st Battalion/9th Infantry Regiment/16th Division
- One mountain gun company
- One engineer platoon
- and other support units
- 2nd Tank Battalion - Colonel Imada
2nd Army
Gen. Toshizō Nishio
- 5th Division - Gen. Seishirō Itagaki
- 9th Infantry Brigade
- 11th Infantry Regiment
- 41st Infantry Regiment
- 21st Infantry Brigade
- 21st Infantry Regiment
- 42nd Infantry Regiment
- 5th Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 5th Cavalry Regiment
- 5th Engineer Regiment
- 5th Transport Regiment
- 9th Infantry Brigade
- 10th Division - Lt. Gen. Yoshio Shinozuka
- 8th Infantry Brigade
- 39th Infantry Regiment
- 40th Infantry Regiment
- 33rd Infantry Brigade [Seya Detachment]
- 10th Infantry Regiment
- 63rd Infantry Regiment
- 10th Field Artillery Regiment
- 10th Cavalry Regiment
- 10th Engineer Regiment
- 10th Transport Regiment
- 8th Infantry Brigade
- 5th Division - Gen. Seishirō Itagaki
Central China Expeditionary Force
Field Marshal Shunroku Hata
- 3rd Division- Gen. Lt. Gen. Susumu Fujita
- 5th Infantry Brigade
- 6th Infantry Regiment
- 68th Infantry Regiment
- 29th Infantry Brigade
- 18th Infantry Regiment
- 34th Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Cavalry Regiment
- 3rd Engineer Regiment
- 3rd Transport Regiment
- 5th Infantry Brigade
- 5th Tank Battalion - Colonel Hosomi (attached to support 3rd Division)
- 32 Type 89 Medium Tanks
- 15 Type 94 Tankettes
- 9th Division - Lt. Gen. Ryousuke Yoshizumi
- 6th Infantry Brigade
- 7th Infantry Regiment
- 35th Infantry Regiment
- 18th Infantry Brigade
- 19th Infantry Regiment
- 36th Infantry Regiment
- 9th Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 9th Cavalry Regiment
- 9th Engineer Regiment
- 9th Transport Regiment
- 6th Infantry Brigade
- 13th Division - Lt. Gen. Ryuhei Ogisu
- 26th Infantry Brigade
- 58th Infantry Regiment
- 116th Infantry Regiment
- 103rd Infantry Brigade
- 65th Infantry Regiment
- 104th Infantry Regiment(-)
- 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 17th Cavalry Regiment
- 13th Engineer Regiment
- 13th Transport Regiment
- 26th Infantry Brigade
- Iwanaka Detachment- Colonel Iwanaka
- 1st Tank Battalion - Colonel Iwanaka
- 24 Type 89 Medium Tanks, 8 Type 94 Tankettes
- 17th Independent Tankette Company
- 1st Battalion / 104th Infantry Regiment / 13th Division
- One platoon of 19th Mountain Gun Regiment
- Part of 1st Independent Engineer Company
- One Independent Motorcar Company
- Part of 13th Divisional Signal Unit
- 1st Tank Battalion - Colonel Iwanaka
Air Forces
IJA Air Forces
North China
- Temporary Aviation Army Corps
- 1st Hiko Daitai (Type 88 reconnaissance aircraft)
- 2nd Hiko Daitai (Kawasaki Ki-10 fighter)
- 5th Hiko Daitai (light bomber)
- 6th Hiko Daitai (Type 93 twin engine bomber)
- 7th Hiko Daitai (reconnaissance aircraft)
- 9th Hiko Daitai (light bomber)
- 3rd Independent squadron (large bomber)
- 9th Independent squadron (Kawasaki Ki-10 fighter)
- 1st Temporary independent squadron (Mitsubishi Ki-15)
Central China
- 3rd Flight Group
- 1st independent squadron (reconnaissance aircraft)
- 6th independent squadron (reconnaissance aircraft)
- 10th independent squadron (Kawasaki Ki-10 fighters)
- 8th Hiko Daitai (Ki-10 fighters)[4]
IJN Air Forces
- 12th Kōkūtai (predominantly fighter unit.)
- Fighter daitai - Mitsubishi A5M
- Attack daitai - Yokosuka B3Y1
Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 06/38), Anqing (06/38 – autumn/38)
- 13th Kōkūtai (predominantly land attack unit.)
- Fighter daitai - Mitsubishi A5M
- Attack daitai - Yokosuka B3Y1, Mitsubishi G3M (land attack unit.)
Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 03/38), Shanghai (04/38 – 11/40)
- 14th Kōkūtai
- Fighter daitai - Mitsubishi A5M
- Bomber daitai - ?
- Attack daitai - ?
(Formed during April 1938.) Station: Sanqzao Island (04/38 – ?)
Army
5th War Area - Li Zongren
- 2nd Group Army - Sun Lien-chung From 1st War area March 1938
- 30th Army - Tien Chen-nan
- 30th Division - Chang Cing-chao
- 31st Division - Chih Feng-cheng
- 42nd Army - Feng An-pang
- 27th Division - Huang Chiao-sung
- 44th Division - Wu Peng-chu
- 30th Army - Tien Chen-nan
- 3rd Group Army - Sun Tung-hsuen (acting)
- 12th Army - Sun Tung-hsuen
- 20th Division - Sun Tung-hsuen
- 81st Division - Chan Shu-tang
- 55th Army - Tsao Fu-lin
- 29th Division - Tsao Fu-lin (concurrent)
- 74th Division - Li Han-chang
- 56th Army - Ku Liang-min
- 22nd Division - Ku Liang-min (concurrent)
- Pistol Brigade - Wu Hua-wen
- 12th Army - Sun Tung-hsuen
- 11th Group Army - Li Pin-hsien
- 31st Army - Wei Yung San
- 131st Division - Chin Lien-fang
- 135th Division - Su Tzu-hsing
- 138th Division - Mo Teh-hung
- 31st Army - Wei Yung San
- 21st Group Army - Liao Lei
- 7th Army - Chou Tsu-huang
- 170th Division - Hsu Chi-ming
- 171st Division - Yang Fu-chang
- 172nd Division - Cheng Shu-feng
- 48th Army - Liao Lei (concurrent)
- 174th Division - Wang Tsan-pin
- 176th Division - Ou Shou-nien
- 7th Army - Chou Tsu-huang
- 22nd Group Army - Teng His-hou, (Sun Cheng - acting) [from Szechuan]
- 41st Army - Sun Cheng
- 122nd Division - Wang Ming-chang
- 124th Division - Wang Shih-chun
- 45th Army - Chen Ting-hsun
- 125th Division - Chen Ting-hsun (concurrent)
- 127th Division - Chen Li
- 366 Division? [6] (peace preservation units?)
- 372 Division? [6] (peace preservation units?)
- 41st Army - Sun Cheng
- 24th Group Army - Han The-chin (acting)
- 57th Army - Miao Chen-liu
- 111th Division - Chang En-tuo
- 112th Division - Hou Shou-yi
- 89th Army - Han Teh-chin (concurrent)
- 33rd Division - Han Teh-chin (concurrent)
- 117th Division - Li Shou-wei[6]
- attached Kiangsu Peace Preservation Units
- 57th Army - Miao Chen-liu
- 26th Group Army - Hsu Yuan-chuan (concurrent)
- 10th Army - Hsu Yuan-chuan (concurrent)
- 41st Division - Ting Chih-pan
- 48th Division - Hsu Chi-wu
- 199th Division - Lo Shu-chia
- 10th Army - Hsu Yuan-chuan (concurrent)
- 27th Group Army - Yang Sen
- 20th Army - Yang Sen (concurrent)
- 133rd Division - Yang Han-yu
- 134th Division - Yang Han-chung
- 20th Army - Yang Sen (concurrent)
- 3rd Corps - Pang Bingxun
- 40th Army - Pang Bingxun (concurrent)
- 39th Division - Ma Fa-wu
- 40th Army - Pang Bingxun (concurrent)
- 19th Corps - Feng Chi-an
- 77th Army - Feng Chi-an (concurrent)
- 37th Division - Chia Chien-hsi
- 179th Division - Ho Chi-feng
- 132nd Division - Wang Chang-hai
- 77th Army - Feng Chi-an (concurrent)
- 20th Corps - Tang Enbo
- 52nd Army - Kuan Lin-cheng
- 2nd Division - Cheng Tung-kuo[r]
- 25th Division - Chang Yao-ming[r]
- 85th Army - Wang Chung-lien
- 4th Division - Chen Ta-ching[r]
- 89th Division - Division - Hsueh-chung
- 110th Division - Chang Chen
- 52nd Army - Kuan Lin-cheng
- 27th Corps - Chang Tse-chung
- 59th Army - Chang Tse-chung (concurrent) [From 1st War area Jan. 1938]
- 38th Division - Huang Wei-kang
- 180th Division - Liu Chen-san
- 9th Division - Chang Teh-shun Must be a different Division, the 9th is below with 2nd Corps.
- 13th Cav. Brigade - Yao Ching-chuan
- 59th Army - Chang Tse-chung (concurrent) [From 1st War area Jan. 1938]
- 2nd Army - Li Yen-nien
- 3rd Division - Li Yu-tang
- 9th Division - Li Yen-nien (concurrent)
- 22nd Army - Tan Tao-yuan
- 50th Division - Chen Kuang-yu
- 46th Army - Fan Sung-pu
- 28th Division - Tung Chao
- 49th Division - Chou Shih-mein
- 92nd Division - Huang Kuo-liang
- 51st Army - Yu Hsueh-chung
- 113th Division - Chao Kuang-lieh
- 114th Division - Mu Chung-heng
- 60th Army - Lu Han
- 182nd Division - An En-fu
- 183rd Division - Kao Kyin-huai
- 184th Division - Chang Chung
- 68th Army - Liu Ju-ming
- 119th Division - Li Chin-tien
- 143rd Division - Li Tseng-chih
- 69th Army - Shih Yu-san
- 181st Division - Shih Yu-san (concurrent)
- New 6th Division - Kao Shu-hsun
- 75th Army - Shih Yu-san
- 6th Division - Shih Yu-san (concurrent)
- 93rd Division - Kan Li-chu
- 92nd Army - Li Hsien-chou
- 13th Division - Wu Liang-shen
- 21st Division - Li Hsien-chou (concurrent)
- 95th Division - Lo Chi
- 104th Division - Wang Wen-yen
- 115 Division?
- 1st Regt. 1st Arty. Bde.
- 4th, 5th,6th and 7th Art. Regt.
Airforce
1st Air Route Command (ARC)
- Headquarters at Nanchang
- 4th Pursuit Group based at Hankou - Mao Ying-Chu
- 21st Pursuit Squadron - Captain Teng Ming-Teh
- 22nd Pursuit Squadron - Zhang Wei-Hua
- Curtiss Hawk III
- 23rd Pursuit Squadron - Liu Chung-Wu
- Polikarpov I-15bis
- 24th Pursuit Squadron - Zhang Zhun
- Curtiss Hawk III
- 4th Pursuit Group based at Hankou - Mao Ying-Chu
3rd Air Route Command
- Headquarters at Sian
- 17th Pursuit Squadron
- I-15bis based at Sian
- 25th Pursuit Squadron
- I-15bis based at Sian
- 3rd Pursuit Group - Lt. Colonel Wu Yu-Liu
- based at Hsaio Kan
- 7th Pursuit Squadron - Xiang Yung
- I-15bis
- 8th Pursuit Squadron -
- I-15bis
- 17th Pursuit Squadron
Sources