Order of battle for the Campaign of Northern and Eastern Honan 1938

Northern and Eastern Honan 1938

During the Second Sino-Japanese War the Japanese 1st Army under Lt. General Kiyoshi Katsuki drove the Chinese forces of General Cheng Chien's 1st War Area out of Northern and Eastern Honan until they were stopped by the disastrous 1938 Yellow River flood caused by the diversion of the Yellow River...

 during the Second Sino-Japanese War

Second Sino-Japanese War

The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...

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Japan

North China Front Army - Field Marshal Count Hisaichi Terauchi

• 16th Division - Lt. Gen. Keisuke Fujie
  Keisuke Fujie
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  • 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]
  • 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 of 9th Infantry Regiment
  • One mountain gun company
  • One engineer platoon
  • and other support units

• 1st Army - Kyoji Kotsuki
  • 14th Division - Kenji Doihara
    • 27th Infantry Brigade
      • 2nd Infantry Regiment
      • 59th Infantry Regiment
    • 28th Infantry Brigade
      • 15th Infantry Regiment
      • 50th Infantry Regiment
    • 20th Field Artillery Regiment
    • 18th Cavalry Regiment
    • 14th Engineer Regiment
    • 14th Transport Regiment
  • 108th Division - Kumaya Shimomoto
    • 25th Infantry Brigade
      • 117th Infantry Regiment
      • 132nd Infantry Regiment
    • 104th Infantry Brigade
      • 52nd Infantry Regiment
      • 105th Infantry Regiment
    • 108th Field Artillery Regiment
    • 108th Cavalry Regiment
    • 108th Engineer Regiment
    • 108th Transport Regiment

• 2nd Army - Gen. Nishio
  • 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

China

China (Feb. 1938)

1st War Area - Cheng Chien

• Eastern Honan Army - Hsueh Yueh
  • 64th Corps - Li Han-huen
    • 155th Division - Chen Kung-hsin
    • 187th Division - Peng Ling-cheng
  • 74th Corps - Wang Yao-wu
    • 51st Division - Wang Yao-wu
    • 58th Division - Po Hui-chang
  • 8th Corps - Huang Chieh
    • 40th Division - Lo Li-jung
    • 102nd Division - Po Hui-chang

• 27th Corps - Kuei Yung-ching
  • 36th Division [g] - Chiang Fu-sheng
  • 46th Division - Li Liang-yung

• 17th Army - Hu Tsung-nan
  • 1st Corps - Li Tieh-chun
    • 1st Division - Li Tieh-chun
    • 78th Division - Li Wen

• 3rd Army Group - Sun Tung-hsuan
  • 12th Corps - Sun Tung-hsuan
    • 20th Division - Chang Tse-ming
    • 22nd Division - Ku Liang-min
    • 81st Division - Chan Shu-tang
  • 55th Corps - Tsao Fu-lin
    • 29th Division - Tsao Fu-lin
    • 74th Division - Li Han-chang

• 20th Army - Shang Chen
  • 32nd Corps - Shang Chen
    • 139th Division - Li Chao-ying
    • 141st Division - Sung Ken-tang
    • 142nd Division - Lu Chi
  • Salt Gabelle Brigade - Chian Chi-ke
  • 23rd Division - Li Pi-fan

• 71st Corps - Sung Hsi-lien
  • 87th Division [g] - Shen Fa-tsao
  • 88th Division [g] - Fung Mu-han

• 39th Corps - Liu Ho-ting
  • 34th Division - Kung Ping-fan
  • 56th Division - Liu Shang-chih

• 1st Army Group - Sung Che-yuan
  • 77th Corps - Feng Chih-an
    • 37th Division - Chang Ling-yun
    • 132nd Division - Wang Chang-hai
    • 179th Division - Ho Chi-feng
  • 69th Corps - Shih Yu-san
    • 181st Division - Shih Yu-san
    • New 9th Division - Kao Shu-hsun
  • 53rd Corps - Wan Fu-lin
    • 116th Division - Chao Fu-cheng
    • 130th Division - Chu Hung-hsun

• 91st Corps - Kao Tse-chu
  • 166th Division - Ma Li-wu
  • 45th Division - Liu Chin

• 90th Corps - Peng Chin-chih
  • 195th Division - Liang Kai
  • 196th Division - Liu Chao-huan

• New 8th Division - Chiang Tsai-chen
• 95th Division - Lo Chi
• 91st Division - Feng Chan-tsai
• New 35th Division - Wang Ching-tsai
• 61st Division - Chung Sung
• 106th Division - Shen Ke
• 109th Division - Li Shu-sen
• 94th Division - Chu Huai-ping
• 24th Division - Lin Ying
• 9th Reserve Division - Chang Yen-chuan
• 8th Reserve Division - Ling Chao-yao
• 28th Separate Brigade - Wu Hua-wen

• Hopei Militia - Chang Yin-wu
• Hopei Chahar Guerilla Commander - Sun Tien-ying

• 3rd Cavalry Corps - Cheng Ta-chang
  • 4th Cavalry Division - Chang The-shun
  • 9th Cavalry Division - Wang Chi-feng
• 14th Separate Cavalry Brigade - Chang Chan-kuei
• 2nd Brigade, New 1st Cavalry Division - Ma Lu
• 13th Cavalry Brigade - Yao Ching-chuan

• 6th Artillery Brigade - Huang Yung-an
• 10th Separate Artillery Brigade - Peng Meng-chi
• 5th Regiment, 1st Arty Brigade - Li Kang-yen
• 7th Separate Artillery Regiment - Chang Kuang-hou
• 9th Separate Artillery Regiment - Kuang Yu-ai

Notes:

• [g] Formerly German trained Divisions, badly mauled in the battles of Shanghai and Nanking they were no longer the elite formations they had once been.

Sources:
[1] 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.230 - 235. Map 9-2.