Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign (1942) order of battle

The Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign was a military campaign fought from May to September 1942 as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War. This article in as order of battle, listing the present Chinese and Japanese military forces.

Japan

China Expeditionary Force – General Shunroku Hata (畑俊六) (Late April, 1942)

13th Army – Lt. General Shigeru Sawada (沢田茂)
- 15th Division – Lt. General Naotsugu Sakai (酒井直次) – KIA
  - 15th Infantry Group HQ
    - 51st Infantry Regiment
    - 60th Infantry Regiment
    - 67th Infantry Regiment
  - 21st Field Artillery Regiment
  - 15th Engineer Regiment
  - 15th Division Signal Unit
  - 15th Transport Regiment
- 22nd Division – Lt. General Sanji Ōkido (大城戸三治)
  - 84th Infantry regiment
  - 85th Infantry regiment
  - 86th Infantry regiment
  - 52nd Mountain Artillery Regiment
  - 22nd Military Engineer Regiment
  - 22nd Transport Regiment
- 32nd Division – Lt. General Tetsuzo Ide (井出鉄蔵 [3]) [2]
  - 32nd Infantry Group HQ
    - 210th Infantry Regiment
    - 211th Infantry Regiment
    - 212th Infantry Regiment
  - 32nd Armored Vehicle Squadron
  - 32nd Field Artillery Regiment
  - 32nd Engineer Regiment
  - 32nd Transport Regiment

A Japanese soldier with 50mm heavy grenade discharger during the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign, 30 May 1942.

- 70th Division – Lt. General Takayuki Uchida (内田孝行)
  - 61st Infantry Brigade
    - 102nd Independent Infantry Battalion
    - 103rd Independent Infantry Battalion
    - 104th Independent Infantry Battalion
    - 105th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 62nd Infantry Brigade
    - 121st Independent Infantry Battalion
    - 122nd Independent Infantry Battalion
    - 123rd Independent Infantry Battalion
    - 124th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - Labor troops
- 116th Division – Lt. General Toshijiro Takeuchi (武内俊二郎)
  - 119th Infantry Brigade
    - 109th Infantry Regiment
    - 120th Infantry Regiment
  - 130th Infantry Brigade
    - 133rd Infantry Regiment
    - 138th Infantry Regiment
  - 120th Cavalry Battalion
  - 122nd Field Artillery Regiment
  - 116th Military Engineer Regiment
  - 116th Transport Regiment
- 12th Independent Mixed Brigade – Major General Johkichi Nanbu – (南部襄吉) [2]
  - 51st Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 52nd Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 53rd Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 54th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 55th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - artillery troops
  - labor troops
  - signal communication unit.
- 13th Independent Mixed Brigade – Major General Haruo Yamamura (山村治雄) [2]
  - 56th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 57th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 58th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 59th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 60th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - artillery troops
  - labor troops
  - signal communication unit.
- 17th Independent Mixed Brigade – Major General Hachiro Tagami (田上八郎) [2]
  - 87th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 88th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 89th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 90th Independent Infantry Battalion
  - 91st Independent Infantry Battalion
  - artillery troops
  - labor troops
  - signal communication unit.
- Directly under 13th Army
  - 3 Separate Artillery Regiments
  - 3 Separate Engineer Regiments
  - 1 Tank Battalion ?
  - 5 truck Regiments
  - 1 Road Construction Battalion

General Anami commanded the 11th Army, which advanced from Nánchāng to Fŭzhōu.

11th Army – Lt. General Korechika Anami (阿南惟幾)
- 3rd Division ^[1] – Lt. General Tagaji Takahashi (高橋多賀二)
  - 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
- 34th Division^[2] – Lt. General Shigeru Ōga (大賀茂)
  - ?
- Takehara Column – Major General Saburo Takehara (竹原三郎)
  - 4 Battalions from 6th Division
- Imai Column – Colonel Takejiro Imai (今井亀次郎)
  - 3 inf Battalions/40th Div.
- Ide Column – Colonel Tokutaro Ide (井出篤太郎)
  - 1 Infantry Battalion /68th Div.
- Hirano Column – Colonel Giichi Hirano (平野儀一)
  - 1 Infantry Battalion /68th Div.

Airforce:

1st Air Group (第一飛行団)
- 2 Recon flights
- 1 Recon squadron
- 1 Fighter squadron
- 1 squadron Lt bombers
- 1 squadron Hvy bombers

Notes:

[1] 3rd Division was reorganized as a triangular Division in July. The 18th Infantry Regiment was removed and the remaining Infantry Regiments were subordinated under the 3rd Infantry Brigade Group.
[2] 2nd, 6th and 9th Independent Tankette Companies participated in the campaign. But, 2nd and 6th were used in the sub-operation along Dongting Lake and 9th stayed at Nanchang for a feint operation.
[3] 34th Recon Regiment participated in the main operation, but its tankette company was left behind and did not see action.

China

3rd War Area - Ku Chu-tung

25th Army Group - Li Chueh
- 88th Corps - Ho Shou-chou
  - New 21st Division
  - New 30th Division
  - 32nd Provincial Division
- 9th Provincial Corps - Feng Sheng-fu
  - 33rd Provincial Division
  - 34th Provincial Division
  - 35th Provincial Division
10th Army Group - Wang Ching-chiu
- 49th Corps - Wang Tieh-han
  - 26th Division
  - 105th Division
  - 13th Provincial Division
- 79th Division
- 53rd Division
32nd Army Group - ?
- 25th Corps - Chang Wen-ching
  - 40th Division
  - 55th Division
  - 108th Division
- 28th Corps - Tao Kuang
  - 62nd Division
  - 192nd Division
23rd Army Group - Tang Shih-tsun
- 21st Corps - Liu Yu-ching
  - 146th Division
  - 147th Division
  - 148th Division
- 50th Corps - Fan Tse-ying
  - 144th Division
  - 145th Division
  - New 7th Division
26th Corps - Ting Chih-pan
- 32nd Division
- 41st Division
- 46th Division
86th Corps - Mo Yu-shuo
- 16th Division
- (less 79th Division)
- 67th Division
74th Corps - Wang Yao-wu
- 51st Division
- 57th Division
- 58th Division
100th Corps - Shih Chung-cheng
- 19th Division
- (less 63rd Division)
- 75th Division
5th Reserve Division

9th War Area - ?

4th Corps
- 59th Division
- 90th Division
- 100th Division
58th Corps
- New 10th Division
- New 11th Division
79th Corps
- 98th Division
- 194th Division
- 6th Provincial Division

Airforce:

?

References

^ 3rd Division was reorganized as a triangular Division in July 1942
^ 34th Division was a Security Division or chian shidan

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.
Generals of World War II
1億人の昭和史『日本の戦史6 (日中戦争4)』毎日新聞社, Mainichi Shimbunsha, 1979.
第３２師団長 Archived 7 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[1] 3rd Division was reorganized as a triangular Division in July 1942

[2] 34th Division was a Security Division or chian shidan

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