Battle of Nanchang order of battle

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The order of battle for the Nanchang Campaign (Mid Feb. – Early May 1939)

Japan

11th Army - Gen. Yasuji Okamura

6th Division - Lt. Gen. Shiro Inaba
- 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
101st Division - Lt. Gen Masatoshi Saito
- 101st Infantry Brigade
  - 101st Infantry Regiment
  - 149th Infantry Regiment
- 102nd Infantry Brigade
  - 103rd Infantry Regiment
  - 157th Infantry Regiment
- 101st Field Artillery Regiment
- 101st Cavalry Regiment
- 101st Engineer Regiment
- 101st Transport Regiment
106th Division * - Lt. Gen. Atsuo Matsuura
- 111th Infantry Brigade
  - 113th Infantry Regiment
  - 147th Infantry Regiment
- 136th Infantry Brigade
  - 125th Infantry Regiment
  - 145th Infantry Regiment
- 106th Field Artillery Regiment
- 106th Cavalry Regiment
- 106th Engineer Regiment
- 106th Transport Regiment
Ishii Tank Task Force - Col. Ishii
- 5th Tank Battalion - Colonel Ishii
- 7th Tank Regiment - Lieut. Colonel Kusunose
- 9th Independent Tankette Company - Captain Yamada
- 2nd Battalion of 147th Infantry Regiment /106th Div.
- 1st Company of 3rd Independent Engineer Regiment
- 1 Platoon of 8th Divisional Transport Unit
120th Cavalry Regiment - Seinji Hasekawa
22nd Artillery Regt. - Houkichi Nakahira
6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade HQ - Major Gen. Sumita
- 13th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment Lt. Col. Okoshi
- 14th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment Lt. Col. Maruyama
- 10th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment Lt. Col. Nagaya
- 15th Independent Field Heavy Artillery Regiment Col. Horikawa
101st Field Artillery Regiment Lt. Col. Yamada
3rd Independent Mountain Gun Regiment Lt. Col. Morikawa
106th Field Artillery Regiment Lt. Col. Uga
2nd Battalion/2nd Independent Mountain Gun Regiment Major Matsumoto

Naval: T Operation Fleet - Rear Admiral Keijiro Goga

　Main unit
- 1st Base Force
- Asuka
　Advanced unit
- Hira
- Futami
　Rear Guard
- Kotaka
- 2nd Gunboat Unit
- 3rd Gunboat Unit
　Advanced Guard
- 1st Minesweeper Unit and other small craftIncluding the Sumiyoshi Maru and the Hayase
- 　Kure 5th SNLF
- 　4th Gunboat Unit

Naval Airforce:

Air Unit
- River Plane Unit of 1st Base Force
  - aircraft ?
- 12th Air Unit Kōkūtai
  - Fighter daitai - ? Mitsubishi A5M
  - Bomber daitai - ? Yokosuka B3Y1

Army Airforce: 3rd Flight Group - Major Gen. Sugawara

Independent 17th Flying Squadron - cdr ?, base: Central China
- ? Aircraft type, Reconnaissance squadron
45th Flying Sentai - cdr ?, base: Central China
- ? Aircraft type, Light bomber unit
75th Flying Sentai - cdr ?, base: Central China
- ? Aircraft type, Light bomber unit
77th Flying Sentai - cdr ?, base: Wuchang
- ? Kawasaki Ki-10 Fighter

Notes:

9th Division in Yueh-Linhsiang area.
3rd, 13th, 116th Divisions North of Yangtze River vs. Chinese 5th War Area forces.
Only a portion of the 106th Division took part.
T Operation Fleet had over 30 ships and 50 motor boats and one battalion of Marines

China

9th War Area - Chen Cheng

19th Army Group - Lo Cho-ying
- 79th Corps - Hsia Chu-chung
  - 118th Division - Wang Ling-yun
  - 76th Division - Wang Ling-yun
  - 98th Division - Wang Chia-pen
- 49th Corps - Liu Tuo-chuan
  - 105th Division - Wang Tieh-han
  - 9th Res. Division - Chang Yen-chuan
- 70th Corps - Li Chueh
  - 19th Division - Li Chueh (concurrent)
  - 107th Division - Tuan Heng
- 32nd Corps - Sung Ken-tang
  - 139th Division - Li Chao-ying
  - 141st Division - Tang Yung-liang
  - 142nd Division - Fu Li-ping
- 5th Res Division - Tseng Chia-chu
- Poyang Lake Garrison - Tseng Chia-chu
  - 3 Regts of Kiangsi Peace Preservation Force
- Lu Shan Guerrilla Command - Yang Yu-chen
  - 2 Peace Preservation Regts
74th Corps - Yu Chi-shih
- 51st Division - Wang Yao-wu
- 58th Division - Feng Sheng-fa
- 60th Division - Chen Pei
Hunan - Hupei - Kiangsi Border Area Guerrilla Command - Fan Sung-pu
- 8th Corps - Li Yu-tang
  - 3rd Division - Chao Hsi-tien
  - 197th Division - Ting Ping-chuan
- 73rd Corps - Peng Wei-jen
  - 15th Division - Wang Chih-pin
  - 77th Division - Liu Chu-ming
- 128th Division - Wang Ching-tsai
- 1st Guerrilla Command - Kung Ho-chung
  - 4 columns
1st Army Group - Lung Yun, Dep. Cdr. - Lu Han
- 58th Corps - Sun Tu
  - New 10th Division - Liiu Cheng-fu
  - 183rd Division - Yang Hung-kuang
- 3rd Corps - Chang Chung
  - 184th Division - Chang Chung (concurrent)
  - New 12th Division - Kung Hsun-pi
- 60th Corps - An En-pu
  - 182nd Division - An En-pu (concurrent)
  - New 11th Division - Kung Hsun-pi
30th Army Group - Wang Ling-chi
- 78th Corps - Hsia Shou-hsun
  - New 13th Division - Liu Cheng-fu
  - One Brigade of the New 16th Division - (command?)
- 72nd Corps - Han Hsien-pu
  - New 14th Division - Fan Nan-hsuan
  - New 15th Division - Teng Kuo-cheng

From 3rd War Area

7 Divisions of 32nd Army Group were mentioned in the text as being in the counterattack to recapture Nanchang:

32nd Army Group - Shangkuan Yun-hsiang

29th Corps - Chen An-Pao
- 26th Division - Liu Yu-ching
- (other divisions?)
25th Corps - Wang Ching-chiu
- 79th Division ?
- 5th Reserve Division ?
28th Corps - ?
- 16th Division
91st Corps - ?
- 10th Reserve Division
102nd Division - ?

Notes:

32nd Army Group divisions mentioned:

Attacking from area between Kan and Fu River
- 16th Division/28th Corps - ?
- 10th Reserve Division/91st Corps - ?
Attacking from Fu River between Wu-yang-tu and Hsieh-fu-shih
- 79th Division - ?
- 5th Reserve Division - ?
In reserve across the Fu River, later made final attack on Nanchang
- 67th Division - Mo Yu-shuo

Early reinforcement from 3rd War area, presumably part of 32nd Army Group

102nd Division - ?

On May 5, 1939, Chinese recovered Nanchang Train Station & Nanchang Airport, and fought bayonet wars with Japanese at city walls. 29th Corps Chief Chen An'bao sacrificed his life during the battle, and division chief Liu Yuqing was injured.

References

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. Pg. 293-300 Map. 14-15
Artillery force Xiushui River crossing
Generals from Japan (WWII)
Operation Nanchang http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/history.htm
Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45

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Second Sino-Japanese War orders of battle