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Order of battle for the Battle of Taiyuan in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Japan
editNorth China Front Army – Gen. Juichi Terauchi
- 1st Army – Gen. Kyoji Kotouki (beginning in November)
- 5th Division – Gen. Seishirō Itagaki (from September)
- 9th Infantry Brigade (Brigade sent to Shanghai Nov. 1937)
- 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
- 4th? Tank Regiment/Battalion (from Sakai Bde?)
- 9th Infantry Brigade (Brigade sent to Shanghai Nov. 1937)
- 20th Division – Gen Josaburo Kamamine (beginning in November)
- 39th Infantry Brigade
- 77th Infantry Regiment
- 78th Infantry Regiment
- 40th Infantry Brigade
- 79th Infantry Regiment
- 80th Infantry Regiment
- 26th Field Artillery Regiment
- 28th Cavalry Regiment
- 20th Engineer Regiment
- 20th Transport Regiment
- 1st Tank Regiment/Battalion – Col. Baba***
- 39th Infantry Brigade
- 109th Division - ? (beginning in November)
- 31st Infantry Brigade
- 69th Infantry Regiment
- 107th Infantry Regiment
- 118th Infantry Brigade
- 119th Infantry Regiment
- 136th Infantry Regiment
- 109th Mountain Artillery Regt
- 109th Cavalry Regiment
- 109th Engineer Regiment
- 109th Transport Regiment
- 31st Infantry Brigade
- 5th Division – Gen. Seishirō Itagaki (from September)
Kwantung Army
- Chahar Expeditionary Force - Lt. General Hideki Tōjō
- 1st Independent Mixed Brigade(Sakai Brigade)- Lt. Gen Sakai Koji +
- 4th Tank Battalion
- (Type 89 Med Tanks)
- 1st Independent Infantry Regiment - Major Senda
- 1st Independent Artillery Battalion
- 1st Independent Engineer Company
- 4th Tank Battalion
- 11th Independent Mixed Brigade - Gen. Shigiyasu Suzuki
- 11th Independent Infantry Regiment
- 12th Independent Infantry Regiment
- 11th Independent Cavalry Company
- 11th Independent Field Artillery Regiment
- 12th Independent Mountain Gun Regiment
- 11th Independent Engineer Company
- 11th Independent Transport Company
- 2nd Mixed Brigade (from 1st Division, Kwantung Army)- ?
- 13th Infantry Regiment
- 57th Infantry Regiment
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment
- 1 Company/1st Cavalry Regiment
- 1 Company/1st Engineer Regiment
- 1 Company/1st Transport Regiment
- 15th Mixed Brigade(from 2nd Division, Kwantung Army) - ?
- 16th Infantry Regiment
- 30th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
- 1 Company/2nd Cavalry Regiment
- 1 Company/2nd Engineer Regiment
- 1 Company/2nd Transport Regiment
- Mongolian Army – Prince Teh Wang, Pao Yueh-ching
- 1st Cavalry Division
- 2nd Cavalry Division
- 3rd Cavalry Division
- 4th Cavalry Division
- 5th Cavalry Division
- 6th Cavalry Division
- 7th Cavalry Division
- 8th Cavalry Division
- 1st Independent Mixed Brigade(Sakai Brigade)- Lt. Gen Sakai Koji +
Army Airforce - ?
- 1st Daitai/16th Hiko Rentai: Ki-10
- 2nd Daitai: Ki-10 Fighters
- 12th Hiko Rentai: Ki-2 bombers and Type 94 observation planes
China
edit2nd War Area - Yan Xishan (after first part of September 1937)
- 6th Group Army – Gen. Yang Aiyuan, deputy Sun Chu
- 33rd Army - Sun Chu
- 3rd Sep. Brigade - Chang Chi-yu
- 8th Sep. Brigade - ?
- 73rd Division - Liu Feng-pin
- 34th Army - Yang Cheng-yuan
- 196th Independent Brigade - Chiang Yu-chen
- 203rd Independent Brigade - Liang Chien-tang
- 71st Division - Kuao Tsung-fen
- New 2nd Division - Chin Hsien-chang
- 33rd Army - Sun Chu
- 7th Group Army - Fu Zuoyi
- 35th Army - Fu Zuoyi
- 218th Brigade - Tung Chu-wu
- 211th Brigade - Sun Lan-feng
- 205th Brigade - Tien Shu-mei
- 61st Army - Chen Chang-Chih
- 200th Brigade - Liu Tan-fu
- 7th Separate Brigade - Man Yen-shou
- 101st Division - Li Chu-kung
- 17th Army - Kao Kuei-tse
- 84th Division - Kao Kuei-tse (concurrent)
- 21st Division - Li Hsien-chou
- New 2nd Brigade - An Hua-ting
- New 6th Brigade - Wang Tse-hsiu
- New 2nd Cavalry Brigade - Shih yu-shan
- 6th Cavalry Army - Men Ping-yueh
- 7th Cavalry Division - Men Ping-yueh (concurrent)
- 1st Temporary Cavalry Division - Feng Piao
- 35th Army - Fu Zuoyi
- 14th Group Army - Wei Li-huang
- 14th Army - Li Mo-yen(concurrent)
- 10th Division - Li Mo-yen
- 83rd Division - Li Kan
- 9th Army - Hu Meng-lin
- 47th Division - Pei Chang-hui
- 54th Division - Liu Chia-chi
- 85th Division - Chen Tieh
- 5th Separate Brigade - Cheng Ting-chen
- 14th Army - Li Mo-yen(concurrent)
- 18th Group Army - Zhu De, deputy Peng Dehuai
- 115th Division - Lin Biao
- 120th Division - He Long
- 129th Division - Liu Bocheng
- 19th Army - Wang Ching-kuo
- 2nd Separate Brigade - Fang Ke-yu
- 215th Brigade - Tu Kun
- 72nd Division - Tuan Shu-hua
- 66th Division - Tu Chun-yi
- 1st Cavalry Army - Chao Cheng-shou
- 1st Cavalry Div. - Pen Yu-pin
- 2nd Cavalry Div. - Sun Chang-sheng
- 15th Army - Liu Mao-en
- 64th Div- Wu Ting-lin
- 65th Div- Liu Mao-en(concurrent)
- Advance Force Commander - Ma Chan-shan
- 6th Cavalry Div. - Liu Kuei-wu
- 2nd Cavalry Army - Ho Chu-kuo
- 3rd Cavalry Div. - Hsu Liang
- Ladies Pass Defense Group - Deputy Commander 2nd War Area, Huang Shao-hsiung
- 1st Corps - Sun Lien-chung
- 27th Division - Fen An-pang
- 30th Div. - Chang Chin-chao
- 31st Div. - Chih Feng-cheng
- 44th Sep. Bde - Chang Hua-tang
- 3rd Army - Tseng Wan-chung
- 7th Div. - Li Shih-lung
- 12th Div. - Tang Huai-yuan
- 14th Corps - Feng Chin-tsai
- 42nd Div. - Liu Yen-piao
- 169th Div. - Wu Shih-ming
- 94th Div. - Chu Huai-ping
- 17th Div. - Wu Shih-ming
- 1st Corps - Sun Lien-chung
- 13th Army - Tang Enbo
- 4th Division - Wang Wan-ling
- 89th Division - Wang Chung-lien
Airforce - ?
- 28th PS - [7 Hawk IIs ] - Captain Chan Kee-Wong from 16 September
- Up to this point, IJAAF aircraft had been able to operate freely in support of the Japanese Army in Northern China.
Chinese Force Defending Xinkow Line
editUnified Command Defending Xinkow line - Wei Li-huang
- Left Flank Army - Li Mo-yen
- 14th Army - Li Mo-yen
- 10th Division - Li Mo-yen (concurrent)
- 83rd Division - Li Kan
- 85th Division - Chen Tieh
- 66th Division - Tu Chun-yi
- 71st Division - Kuao Tsung-fen
- 14th Army - Li Mo-yen
- Central Army - Wang Ching-kuo
- 19th Army - Wang Ching-kuo
- 2nd Separate Brigade - Fang Ke-yu
- 215th Brigade - Tu Kun
- 72nd Division - Tuan Shu-hua
- 35th Army - Fu Tso-yi?
- 218th Brigade - Tung Chu-wu
- 211th Brigade - Sun Lan-feng
- 205th Brigade - Tien Shu-mei
- 61st Army - Chen Chang-Chih
- 200th Brigade - Liu Tan-fu
- 7th Separate Brigade - Man Yen-shou
- 101st Division - Li Chu-kung
- 9th Army - Hu Meng-lin
- 47th Division - Pei Chang-hui
- 54th Division - Liu Chia-chi
- 19th Army - Wang Ching-kuo
- Right Flank Army - Liu Mao-en
- 15th Army - Liu Mao-en
- 64th Division - Wu Ting-lin
- 65th Division - Liu Mao-en
- 33rd Army - Sun Chu
- 3rd Sep. Bde - Chang Chi-yu
- 8th Sep. Bde - ?
- 73rd Div. - Liu Feng-pin
- 17th Army - Kao Kuei-tse
- 84st Div. - Kao Kuei-tse (concurrent)
- 21st Div. - Li Hsien-chou
- 15th Army - Liu Mao-en
- 5th Separate Brigade - Cheng Ting-chen