ORDER OF BATTLE FOR GUANGDONG OPERATION

'Order of battle for Canton Operation' October to December 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Contents

JAPAN

CHINA

Sources:

JAPAN

'21st Army' - Lt. Gen. Motoo Furusho [8]

★ '5th Division' - Lt. Gen. Rikichi Ando [8]

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★ 9th Infantry Brigade

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★ 11th Infantry Regiment

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★ 41st Infantry Regiment

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★ 21st Infantry Brigade

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★ 21st Infantry Regiment

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★ 42nd Infantry Regiment

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★ 5th Mountain Artillery Regiment

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★ 5th Cavalry Regiment

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★ 5th Engineer Regiment

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★ 5th Transport Regiment

★ '18th Division' - Lt. Gen. Seiichi Kunou [8]

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★ 23rd Infantry Brigade

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★ 55th Infantry Regiment

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★ 56th Infantry Regiment

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★ 35th Infantry Brigade

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★ 114th Infantry Regiment

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★ 124th Infantry Regiment

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★ 22nd Cavalry Battalion

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★ 18th Mountain Artillery Regiment

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★ 12th Military Engineer Regiment

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★ 12th Transport Regiment

★ '104th Division' - Lt. Gen. Toshio Miyake [8]

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★ 107th Infantry Brigade

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★ 108th Infantry Regiment

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★ 170th Infantry Regiment

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★ 132nd Infantry Brigade

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★ 137th Infantry Regiment

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★ 161st Infantry Regiment

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★ 104th Field Artillery Regiment

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★ 104th Cavalry Regiment

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★ 104th Engineer Regiment

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★ 104th Transport Regiment
'Forces directly under 21st army:' [2]

★ 3rd Independent Machinegun Battalion

★ 16th Independent Machinegun Battalion

★ 21st Independent Machinegun Battalion

★ 1st Independent Light Armored Car Battalion

★ 51st Independent Light Armored Car Battalion

★ 52nd Independent Light Armored Car Battalion

★ 111th Mountain Artillery Regiment

★ 10th Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment

★ 2nd Mortar Battalion

★ 21st Mortar Battalion

★ 11th independent Heavy Siege Artillery Battalion

★ 1st, Independent Heavy Mortar Battalion

★ 2nd Independent Heavy Mortar Battalion

★ 1st Independent Balloon Squadron

★ 15th Independent Military Engineer Regiment

★ 1st Field Operation Heavy Artillery Brigade

★ 8th Signal Communication unit

★ 6th Field Operation Weather Service

★ 3rd Field Operation Survey Group

★ 8 Batteries Field Anti-aircraft guns
'4th Flight Group' - Major Gen. Tomo Fujita [8][2] (Formed on September 19, 1938 under the 21st Army)

★ '64th Hiko Sentai' - Major Tamiya Teranishi,[2][3] (Base: Ertaokou 8/38 – 11/38)

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★ 1st Chutai - Captain Mitsugu Sawada

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★ Nakajima Ki-27 fighter aircraft

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★ 2nd Chutai - Captain Tsuguroku Nakao

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★ Kawasaki Ki-10 fighter aircraft

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★ Nakajima Ki-27 fighter aircraft

★ '27th Hiko Sentai' - ? [2][3]

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★ 1st Chutai - ?

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★ Light bomber - ?

★ '31st Hiko Sentai' - ? (Base: Canton 11/38 – ) [2][3]

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★ Light bomber unit. ]

★ 1st Aviation Corps (reconnaissance aircraft)[2]

★ 94th Flight Group [2]

★ 97th Flight Group [2]

★ 3rd Flying Field Squadron [2]

★ 1st Field Operation Flying Field team.[2]
'Notes:'

★ 21st Army formed on September 19, 1938 and attacks Guangzhou October 12 1938. [2]

CHINA

Canton Area Defense October 1938 [1]
'12th Army Group' - Yu Han-mou [1]

★ '62nd Corps' - Chang Ta

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★ 151st Division - Mo His-teh

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★ 152nd Division - Chen Chang

★ '63rd Corps' - Chang Jui-kuei

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★ 153rd Division - Chang Jui-kuei

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★ 154th Division - Liang Shih-chi

★ '65th Corps' - Li Chen-chiu

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★ 156th Division - Li Chiangi

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★ 157th Division - Huang Tao

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★ 158th Division - Tseng Yu-chiang

★ 9th Separate Brigade - Li Chen-liang

★ 20th Separate Brigade - Chen-liang

★ Humen Fortress Command - Chen Tse
'Navy'[1]

★ 'River Defense Command' - ?

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★ Haimen Fortress

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★ 'Pearl River flottilla'

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★ Shao-ho

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★ Hai-chou

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★ Hai-hu

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★ Hai-ou
'Airforce'[1]
Kwang tung Air Defense command - ? (3 x 75mm AA batteries, 20 lesser caliber AA batteries, 4 searchlights )

★ 41st AAA Regt.

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★ 1 battery ? mm (Humen Fortress)

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★ ?

★ 45th AAA Regt.

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★ 2 76.2mm AA batteries (Canton)

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★ ?

★ 3rd Searchlight detachment

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★ 4 searchlights

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.
[2] 抗日战争时期的侵华日军序列沿革 (Order of battle of the Japanese army that invaded China during the Sino Japanese War)
[3] Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm
[4] Madej, W. Victor Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols]
Allentown, PA: 1981
[5] http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm
[6] http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=94112&start=15
[7] http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/p_index.htm Imperial Japanese Navy: People Index
[8] http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=880384#880384
[9] From: "Samouraï sur porte-avions" Japanese shipboard groups 1922-1944 580 pages (Lela Presse, www.avions-bateaux.com)
'March 1938'

★ 2nd Carrier Division

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★ RYUJO (CF Toshihiko Odawara)

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★ F 9 Mitsubishi A5M

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★ DB 15 D1A1

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★ SORYU

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★ F 18 A5M & A4N1

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★ DB 27 DA2

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★ TB 12 B4Y1