Order of battle of the Battle of Xuzhou

The Battle of Xuzhou was fought in May 1938 as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Japan

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
  • 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
  • 3rd Infantry Brigade / 2nd Division - Major Gen. Kazuo Isa [2]
  • 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 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
    • 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

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
    • 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
    • 3rd Cavalry Regiment
    • 3rd Engineer Regiment
    • 3rd Transport Regiment
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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


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

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 – ?)


China

Army

5th War Area - Li Tsung-jen

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 22nd Group Army - Teng His-hou, (Sun Cheng - acting) [from Szechuan]
    • 41st Army - Sun Cheng
    • 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?)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 27th Group Army - Yang Sen
    • 20th Army - Yang Sen (concurrent)
      • 133rd Division - Yang Han-yu
      • 134th Division - Yang Han-chung
  • 3rd Corps - Pang Pin-hsun
    • 40th Army - Pang Pin-hsun (concurrent)
      • 39th Division - Ma Fa-wu
  • 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
  • 20th Corps - Tang En-po
    • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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

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