Beiping–Suiyuan Railway Operation order of battle

Order of battle Beiping–Suiyuan Railway Operation refers to the troops involved in the 1937 Beiping–Suiyuan Railway Operation.

Order

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China

Taiyuan Pacification HeadquartersYan Xishan,[1]

  • 1st Cavalry Army (temporarily attached) – Chao Cheng-shou
    • 1st Cavalry Division – Pen Yu-pin
    • 2nd Cavalry Division – Sun Chang-sheng
    • New 2nd Cavalry Brigade – Shih Yu-shan
    • 218th Inf. Bde – Tung Chi-wu
    • New 3rd Inf. Bde – Ching The-chuan
    • New 5th Inf. Bde – An Yung-chang
    • New 6th Inf. Bde – Wang Tse-hsiu
    • 6th Cavalry Division – Liu Tan-fu
    • 7th Cavalry Division – Men Bingyue
  • 7th Group ArmyFu Zuoyi
    • 7th Group Army Temporary Group – Fu Zuoyi (concurrent)
      • 72nd Division – Chen Chang-chieh
      • 7th Separate Brigade - Ma Yen-shou
      • 200th Brigade - Liu Tan-fu
      • 211th Brigade - Sun Lan-feng
    • 7th Army Group Detachment - Liu Ruming (7th Army Deputy)
      • 143rd Division - Liu Ruming (concurrent)
      • 27th Separate Brigade - Liu Ju-chen (withdrawn from Beiping)
      • Chahar Peace Preservation Brigade
      • Chahar Peace Preservation Brigade
  • Frontline GroupTang Enbo
    • 13th Army – Tang Enbo (concurrent)
      • 4th Division – Wan Wang–ling +
      • 89th Division – Wang Chung-lien +
    • 17th Army – Kao Kuei-tse
      • 21st Division – Li Hsien-chou
      • 84th Division – Kao Kuei–tse (concurrent)

1st Army RegionChiang Kai-shek

  • 14th Group Army - Wei Li-huang
    • 85th Division – Chen Tieh
    • 14th Army – Li Mo-yen
      • 10th Division – Li Mo-yen (concurrent) +
      • 83rd Division – Liu Kan +

Notes

  • + Reorganized Divisions without German training.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hsu, Long-hsuen; Chang, Ming-kai (1971). History of the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). Translated by Wen, Ha-hsiung (2nd ed.). Taipei: Chung Wu Publishing.
  • Jowett, Phillip S., Rays of The Rising Sun, Armed Forces of Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45, Volume I: China & Manchuria, 2004. Helion & Co. Ltd., 26 Willow Rd., Solihull, West Midlands, England.