Order of Battle Battle of Taiyuan

Order of Battle for the Battle of Taiyuan in the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Japan

North China Front Army – Gen. Juichi Terauchi [1]
* 1st Army – Gen. Kyoji Kotouki (beginning in November)
** 5th Division – Gen. Seishiro Itagaki (from Sept.)
*** 9th Infantry Brigade (Brigade sent to Shanghai Nov. 1937)
**** 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
*** 4th? Tank Regiment/Battalion (from Sakai Bde?)

** 20th Division – Gen Josaburo Kamamine (beginning in November)
*** 39th Infantry Brigade
**** 77th Infantry Regiment
**** 78th Infantry Regiment
*** 40th Infantry Brigade
**** 79th Infantry Regiment
**** 80th Infantry Regiment
*** 26th Field Artillery Regiment
*** 28th Cavalry Regiment
*** 20th Engineer Regiment
*** 20th Transport Regiment
*** 1st Tank Regiment/Battalion – Col. Baba***

** 109th Division - ? (beginning in November)
*** 31st Infantry Brigade
**** 69th Infantry Regiment
**** 107th Infantry Regiment
*** 118th Infantry Brigade
**** 119th Infantry Regiment
**** 136th Infantry Regiment
*** 109th Mountain Artillery Regt
*** 109th Cavalry Regiment
*** 109th Engineer Regiment
*** 109th Transport Regiment

Kwangtung Army
* Chahar Expeditionary Force - Lt. General Hideki Tojo [5]
** 1st Independent Mixed Brigade(Sakai Brigade)- Lt. Gen Sakai Koji +
*** 4th Tank Battalion
****(Type 89 Med Tanks)
*** 1st Independent Infantry Regiment - Major Senda
*** 1st Independent Artillery Battalion
*** 1st Independent Engineer Company

** 11th Independent Mixed Brigade - Gen. Shigiyasu Suzuki [4]
*** 11th Independent Infantry Regiment
*** 12th Independent Infantry Regiment
*** 11th Independent Cavalry Company
*** 11th Independent Field Artillery Regiment
*** 12th Independent Mountain Gun Regiment
*** 11th Independent Engineer Company
*** 11th Independent Transport Company

** 2nd Mixed Brigade(from 1st Division, Kwangtung Army)- ?
*** 13th Infantry Regiment
*** 57th Infantry Regimen
*** 1st Field Artillery Regiment
*** 1 Company/1st Cavalry Regiment
*** 1 Company/1st Engineer Regiment
*** 1 Company/1st Transport Regiment
** 15th Mixed Brigade(from 2nd Division, Kwangtung Army) - ?
*** 16th Infantry Regiment
*** 30th Infantry Regiment
*** 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
*** 1 Company/2nd Cavalry Regiment
*** 1 Company/2nd Engineer Regiment
*** 1 Company/2nd Transport Regiment

** Mongolian Army – Prince Teh Wang, Pao Yueh-ching
*** 1st Cavalry Division
*** 2nd Cavalry Division
*** 3rd Cavalry Division
*** 4th Cavalry Division
*** 5th Cavalry Division
*** 6th Cavalry Division
*** 7th Cavalry Division
*** 8th Cavalry Division

Army Airforce - ? [2]
* 1st Daitai/16th Hiko Rentai: Ki-10
* 2nd Daitai: Ki-10 Fighters
* 12th Hiko Rentai: Ki-2 bombers and Type 94 observation planes

China

2nd War Area - Yen Hsi-shan (after first part of Sept.37) [1]
* 6th Army Group – Gen. Yang Ai-yuan, deputy Sun Chu
** 33rd Corps - Sun Chu
*** 3rd Sep. Brigade - Chang Chi-yu
*** 8th Sep. Brigade - ?
*** 73rd Division - Liu Feng-pin
** 34th Corps - Yang Cheng-yuan
*** 196th Brigade - Chiang Yu-chen
*** 203rd Brigade - Liang Chien-tang
*** 71st Division - Kuao Tsung-fen
** New 2nd Division - Chin Hsien-chang

* 7th Army Group - Fu Tso-yi
** 35th Corps - Fu Tso-yi
*** 218th Brigade - Tung Chu-wu
*** 211th Brigade - Sun Lan-feng
*** 205th Brigade - Tien Shu-mei
** 61st Corps - Chen Chang-Chih
*** 200th Brigade - Liu Tan-fu
*** 7th Separate Brigade - Man Yen-shou
*** 101st Division - Li Chu-kung
** 17th Corps - Kao Kuei-tse
*** 84st Div. - Kao Kuei-tse (concurrent)
*** 21st Div. - Li Hsien-chou
** New 2nd Brigade - An Hua-ting
** New 6th Brigade - Wang Tse-hsiu
** New 2nd Cavalry Brigade - Shih yu-shan
** 6th Cavalry Corps - Men Ping-yueh
*** 7th Cavalry Division. - Men Ping-yueh(concurrent)
*** 1st Temporary Cavalry Division - Feng Piao

* 14th Army Group - Wei Li-huang
** 14th Corps - Li Mo-yen(concurrent)
*** "10th Division" - Li Mo-yen [r]
*** "83rd Division" - Li Kan [r]
** 9th Corps - Hu Meng-lin
*** 47th Division - Pei Chang-hui
*** 54th Division - Liu Chia-chi
** 85th Division - Chen Tieh
** 5th Separate Brigade - Cheng Ting-chen

* 19th Corps - Wang Ching-kuo
** 2nd Separate Brigade - Fang Ke-yu
** 215th Brigade - Tu Kun
** 72nd Division - Tuan Shu-hua

* 66th Division - Tu Chun-yi

* 1st Cavalry Corps - Chao Cheng-shou
** 1st Cavalry Div. - Pen Yu-pin
** 2nd Cavalry Div. - Sun Chang-sheng

* 15th Corps - Liu Mao-en
** 64th Div- Wu Ting-lin
** 65th Div- Liu Mao-en(concurrent)

* Advance Force Commander - Ma Chan-shan
** 6th Cavalry Div. - Liu Kuei-wu

* 2nd Cavalry Corps - Ho Chu-kuo
** 3rd Cavalry Div. - Hsu Liang

* Ladies Pass Defense Group - Deputy Commander 2nd War Area, Huang Shao-hsiung
** 1st Army - Sun Lien-chung
*** 27th Division - Fen An-pang [r]
*** 30th Div. - Chang Chin-chao
*** 31st Div. - Chih Feng-cheng
*** 44th Sep. Bde - Chang Hua-tang
** 3rd Corps - Tseng Wan-chung
*** 7th Div. - Li Shih-lung
*** 12th Div. - Tang Huai-yuan
** 14th Army - Feng Chin-tsai
*** 42nd Div. - Liu Yen-piao
*** 169th Div. - Wu Shih-ming
** 94th Div. - Chu Huai-ping
** 17th Div. - Wu Shih-ming

* 13th Corps - Tang En-po
** "4th Division" - Wang Wan-ling [r]
** "89th Division" - Wang Chung-lien [r]

Airforce - ? [2]
* 28th PS - [7 Hawk IIs ] - Captain Chan Kee-Wong from 16 September
** Up to this point, IJAAF aircraft had been able to operate freely in support of the Japanese Army in Northern China.

Chinese Force Defending Xinkow Line

Unified Command Defending Xinkow line - Wei Li-huang
* Left Flank Army - Li Mo-yen
** "14th Corps" - Li Mo-yen
*** 10th Division - Li Mo-yen (concurrent) [r]
*** 83rd Division - Li Kan [r]
** 85th Division - Chen Tieh
** 66th Division - Tu Chun-yi
** 71st Division - Kuao Tsung-fen
* Central Army - Wang Ching-kuo
** "19th Corps" - Wang Ching-kuo
*** 2nd Separate Brigade - Fang Ke-yu
*** 215th Brigade - Tu Kun
*** 72nd Division - Tuan Shu-hua
** "35th Corps" - Fu Tso-yi?
*** 218th Brigade - Tung Chu-wu
*** 211th Brigade - Sun Lan-feng
*** 205th Brigade - Tien Shu-mei
** "61st Corps" - Chen Chang-Chih
*** 200th Brigade - Liu Tan-fu
*** 7th Separate Brigade - Man Yen-shou
*** 101st Division - Li Chu-kung
** "9th Corps" - Hu Meng-lin
*** 47th Division - Pei Chang-hui
*** 54th Division - Liu Chia-chi
* Right Flank Army - Liu Mao-en
** "15th Corps" - Liu Mao-en
*** 64th Division - Wu Ting-lin
*** 65th Division - Liu Mao-en
** "33rd Corps" - Sun Chu
*** 3rd Sep. Bde - Chang Chi-yu
*** 8th Sep. Bde - ?
*** 73rd Div. - Liu Feng-pin
** "17th Corps" - Kao Kuei-tse
*** 84st Div. - Kao Kuei-tse (concurrent)
*** 21st Div. - Li Hsien-chou
* 5th Separate Brigade - Cheng Ting-chen

Notes:
* [r] Reorganized Divisions

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] [http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45]

ources

[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. Pg. 195 - 200, Map 6

[2] 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