Battle of Xuzhou order of battle

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]
  • 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 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
    • 18th Infantry Regiment
    • 34th Infantry Regiment
  • 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

• 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 – ?)

China

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
• 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
    • 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?)
• 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 Bingxun
  • 40th Army - Pang Bingxun (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 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
• 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