Battle of West Henan–North Hubei Order of battle
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Western Honan - N. Hupei Border Campaign (Late March -Late May, 1945)

Japan

  • (Mid March 1945)


Northern Hupei Command - Sinnosuke Sasaki
  • 39th Division
    39th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
    The Japanese 39th Infantry Division was formed on June 30, 1939 in Hiroshima. On October 2nd it joined 11th Army in central China. The division was assigned to 34th Army in July 1944. In late March to late May, 1945 the division participated in the Battle of West Henan–North Hubei...

     - Sumida
39th Infantry Brigade Group
231st Infantry Regiment
232nd Infantry Regiment
233rd Infantry Regiment
39th Recon regiment
39th Field Artillery Regiment
39th Engineer Regiment
39th Transport Regiment
  • 5th Independent Mixed Brigade [elements] - ?
16th Independent Infantry Battalion
17th Independent Infantry Battalion
18th Independent Infantry Battalion
19th Independent Infantry Battalion
20th Independent Infantry Battalion
artillery troops
labor troops.
  • 11th Independent Mixed Brigade
    IJA 11th Independent Mixed Brigade
    There were two 11th Independent Mixed Brigades in the Imperial Japanese Army.-The First 11th IMB:The order of battle of the first 11th Independent Mixed Brigade in July 1937:11th Independent Mixed Brigade* 11th Independent Infantry Regiment...

     [elements]
  • Field Replacement Detachment [elements]
  • 13 Armoured Cars


Western Honan Command (12th Army
Twelfth Army (Japan)
The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.-History:The Japanese 12th Army was formed on November 7, 1938 under the North China Area Army as a garrison force for the occuparion the provinces North China...

) - Lieutenant General Takashi Takamori
  • 3rd Division
    3rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
    The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the .-History:The 3rd Infantry Division was formed in Nagoya in January 1871 as the , one of six regional commands created in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army. The Nagoya Garrison had responsibility for the central...

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3rd Infantry Brigade Group
6th Infantry Regiment
68th Infantry Regiment
34th Infantry Regiment
3rd Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
3rd Engineer Regiment
3rd Transport Regiment
  • 69th Division [elements]-
59th Infantry brigade
82nd, 83rd, 84th, 85th Independent Infantry Battalions
60th Infantry brigade
86th, 118th, 119th, 120th Independent Infantry Battalions
Signal communication unit
labor troops
transport team
  • 110th Division -
110th Infantry Regiment
139th Infantry Regiment
163rd Infantry Regiment
6th Field Artillery Regiment
Mountain Artillery squadron
40th Independent Engineer regiment
25th Transport Regiment
  • 115th Division - ?
85th Infantry Brigade
26th, 27, 28, 29 Independent Infantry Battalions
86th Infantry brigade
30th, 385, 386, 387 Independent Infantry Battalions
  • 117th Division [elements] - ?
87th Infantry brigade - (headquarters Kaifeng)
203rd, 204th, 205th, 206th Independent Infantry Battalions
88th Infantry brigade (headquarters Zhengzhou)
388th, 389th, 390th, 391st Independent Infantry Battalions
  • 11th Independent Mixed Brigade
    IJA 11th Independent Mixed Brigade
    There were two 11th Independent Mixed Brigades in the Imperial Japanese Army.-The First 11th IMB:The order of battle of the first 11th Independent Mixed Brigade in July 1937:11th Independent Mixed Brigade* 11th Independent Infantry Regiment...

     - Takeo Miyashita
46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th Independent Infantry Battalions
artillery troops
labor troops
signal communication unit.
  • 14th Independent Mixed Brigade - Yashikata Yoshikawa
61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th Independent Infantry Battalions
artillery troops
labor troops
signal communication unit.
  • 4th Cavalry Brigade
    IJA 4th Cavalry Brigade
    The Imperial Japanese Army 4th Cavalry Brigade was originally formed April 1, 1909.It was assigned to Kwantung Army in April 1933 as part of the IJA Cavalry Group. It was then assigned with the Cavalry Group to Northern China Area Army, June 1938. On September 5, 1939, 4th Cavalry Brigade was put...

      –
4th Cavalry Regiment
25th Cavalry Regiment (in Huaiyang)
26th Cavalry Regiment (in 商邱)
  • 3rd Tank Division
    3rd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
    The , was one of four armored divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.-History:The 3rd Tank Division was raised in Mengjiang on June 24, 1942 as part of the Japanese Northern China Area Army under the overall aegis of the Mongolia Garrison Army...

     (>100 tanks) [elements] -
13th Tank Regiment
17th Tank Regiment
3rd Mobile Infantry regiment (in Lushan, Baofeng),
3rd mobile artillery regiment (in Xiangcheng, Lushan, Ye County)
Quick-firing artillery team (in Shan county)
reconnaissance troops (in Ye County)
labor troops (in Wang village)
AA team (in Ying bridge).
Military transport units (1,000+ transport vehicles)

China

  • (Mid March 1945)


1st War Area - Hu Tsun-nan (acting)
  • 27th Corps - Hsieh Fusan
47th Division
4th Provincial Division
28th Division
64th Provincial Division (uncommitted)
  • 78th Corps - Lai Ju-hsiung
New 42nd Division
New 43rd Division
New 44th Division
  • 85th Corps - Wu Shao-chao
23rd Division
110th Division
55th Provincial Division
  • 89th Corps -
62nd Provincial Division
New 1st Division
  • 4th Army Group - Pei Chang-hui (acting)
  • 38th Corps - Chang Yao-ming
17th Division
New 35th Division ?
  • 96th Corps - Li Hsing-chung
(main force) New 35th Division ?
(main force) 117th Division
  • 90th Corps - Yen Ming
61st Division
7th Division (from 3rd Corps)
  • 40th Corps - Ma Fa-wu
39th Division
106th Division
New 40th Division
  • Western Honan Garrison - Liu Ju-ming
  • 15th Corps - Wu Ting-lin
64th Division
65th Division
55th Provincial Division (97th Corps)

  • Hopei Chahar War Area - Kao Shu-hsun
  • New 8th Corps - Hu Po-han
New 6th Division
29th Provincial Division


5th War Area - Liu Chih
  • North Hupei Right Force [ 33rd Army Group ] -Feng Zhi'an
    Feng Zhi'an
    Feng Zhi'an was a KMT general from Hebei.-References:*...

  • 59th Corps - Liu Chen-san
38th Division
180th Division
53rd Division
  • 77th Corps - Ho Chi-feng
132nd Division
179th Division
  • 69th Corps - Mi Wen-ho
181st Division
28th Provincial Division
  • Western Honan Left Force [ 2nd Army Group ] - Liu Ruming
    Liu Ruming
    Liu Ruming, Liu Ju-ming, 刘汝明, Chinese general during the Warlord Era, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.- Overview :...

  • 55th Corps -Tsao Fu-lin
29th Division
74th Division
81st Division
  • 68th Corps - Liu Ju-chen
119th Division
143rd Division
36th Provincial Division
  • Western Honan Center Force [ 22nd Army Group ] - Sun Zhen
    Sun Zhen
    Sun Zhen was a General of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.-Biography:In 1933 he was made a General commanding the Garrison of Sichuan's Northwestern District...

  • 41st Corps - Tseng Su-sheng
122nd Division
124th Division
  • 45th Corps - Chen Ting-hsun
125th Division
127th Division
  • 47th Corps - Li Tsung-fang
104th Division
178th Division
  • 1st Provisional Corps
16th Artillery Regiment
4th Engineer Regiment

  • 10th War Area - Li Pin-hsien
  • Army in Response - Fu Li-ping
9th Provisional Corps
3rd Division
4th Replacement Division
13th Division
20th Division
27th Provincial Division
173rd Division


Note: A total of 148,000 men and 4 Airforce groups.

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