Battle of West Henan–North Hubei Order of battle
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Western Honan - N. Hupei Border Campaign (Late March -Late May, 1945)
Northern Hupei Command - Sinnosuke Sasaki
Western Honan Command (12th Army
) - Lieutenant General Takashi Takamori
1st War Area - Hu Tsun-nan (acting)
5th War Area - Liu Chih
Note: A total of 148,000 men and 4 Airforce groups.
Japan
- (Mid March 1945)
Northern Hupei Command - Sinnosuke Sasaki
- 39th Division39th 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
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- 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 BrigadeIJA 11th Independent Mixed BrigadeThere 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
- 11th Independent Mixed Brigade
- 39th Infantry Brigade Group
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 Division3rd 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] - ?
- 30th, 385, 386, 387 Independent Infantry Battalions
- 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 BrigadeIJA 11th Independent Mixed BrigadeThere 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
- 11th Independent Mixed Brigade
- 388th, 389th, 390th, 391st Independent Infantry Battalions
- 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 BrigadeIJA 4th Cavalry BrigadeThe 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...
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- 4th Cavalry Brigade
- 4th Cavalry Regiment
- 25th Cavalry Regiment (in Huaiyang)
- 26th Cavalry Regiment (in 商邱)
- 3rd Tank Division3rd 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] -
- 3rd Tank Division
- 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).
- 3rd Infantry Brigade Group
- Military transport units (1,000+ transport vehicles)
China
- (Mid March 1945)
1st War Area - Hu Tsun-nan (acting)
- 31st Army Group - Wang ZhonglianWang Zhonglian-References:*...
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- 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)
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- Hopei Chahar War Area - Kao Shu-hsun
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- New 8th Corps - Hu Po-han
- New 6th Division
- 29th Provincial Division
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5th War Area - Liu Chih
- North Hupei Right Force [ 33rd Army Group ] -Feng Zhi'anFeng Zhi'anFeng Zhi'an was a KMT general from Hebei.-References:*...
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- 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 RumingLiu RumingLiu Ruming, Liu Ju-ming, 刘汝明, Chinese general during the Warlord Era, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.- Overview :...
- Western Honan Left Force [ 2nd Army Group ] - Liu Ruming
- 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 ZhenSun ZhenSun 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...
- Western Honan Center Force [ 22nd Army Group ] - Sun Zhen
- 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
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- 16th Artillery Regiment
- 4th Engineer Regiment
- 10th War Area - Li Pin-hsien
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- Army in Response - Fu Li-ping
- 9th Provisional Corps
- 3rd Division
- 4th Replacement Division
- 13th Division
- 20th Division
- 27th Provincial Division
- 173rd Division
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Note: A total of 148,000 men and 4 Airforce groups.
Sources
- Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed. ,1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung , Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Pg. 452-57. Map 43.
- 抗日战争时期的侵华日军序列沿革 (Order of battle of the Japanese army that invaded China during the Sino Japanese War)