Order of battle for Guangdong Operation

Order of battle for Guangdong Operation

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

JAPAN

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

  • 5th Division - Lt. Gen. Rikichi Ando [8]
    • 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
  • 18th Division - Lt. Gen. Seiichi Kunou [8]
    • 23rd Infantry Brigade
      • 55th Infantry Regiment
      • 56th Infantry Regiment
    • 35th Infantry Brigade
      • 114th Infantry Regiment
      • 124th Infantry Regiment
    • 22nd Cavalry Battalion
    • 18th Mountain Artillery Regiment
    • 12th Military Engineer Regiment
    • 12th Transport Regiment
  • 104th Division - Lt. Gen. Toshio Miyake [8]
    • 107th Infantry Brigade
      • 108th Infantry Regiment
      • 170th Infantry Regiment
    • 132nd Infantry Brigade
      • 137th Infantry Regiment
      • 161st Infantry Regiment
    • 104th Field Artillery Regiment
    • 104th Cavalry Regiment
    • 104th Engineer Regiment
    • 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)
    • 1st Chutai - Captain Mitsugu Sawada
    • 2nd Chutai - Captain Tsuguroku Nakao
  • 27th Hiko Sentai - ? [2][3]
    • 1st Chutai - ?
      • Light bomber - ?
  • 31st Hiko Sentai - ? (Base: Canton 11/38 – ) [2][3]
    • 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
    • 151st Division - Mo His-teh
    • 152nd Division - Chen Chang
  • 63rd Corps - Chang Jui-kuei
    • 153rd Division - Chang Jui-kuei
    • 154th Division - Liang Shih-chi
  • 65th Corps - Li Chen-chiu
    • 156th Division - Li Chiangi
    • 157th Division - Huang Tao
    • 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 - ?
    • Haimen Fortress
    • Pearl River flottilla
      • Shao-ho
      • Hai-chou
      • Hai-hu
      • Hai-ou

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

  • 41st AAA Regt.
    • 1 battery ? mm (Humen Fortress)
    •  ?
  • 45th AAA Regt.
    • 2 76.2mm AA batteries (Canton)
    •  ?
  • 3rd Searchlight detachment
    • 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
    • RYUJO (CF Toshihiko Odawara)
    • SORYU
      • F 18 A5M & A4N1
      • DB 27 DA2
      • TB 12 B4Y1

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