- Order of Battle Central Hupei Operation (November 25-30, 1940)
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Order of battle for the Central Hupei Operation (November 25–30, 1940), a battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Japan
11th Army - Lt. General Waichiro Sonobe [5]
- Kayashima Force - Lt. Gen Takashi Kayashima 1939- 1941[4,5] at Tang-yang
- 18th Independent Mixed Brigade - Lt. Gen Taka Kayashima 1939- 1941[4,5]
- 92nd Independent infantry battalion
- 93rd Independent infantry battalion
- 94th Independent infantry battalion
- 95th Independent infantry battalion
- 96th independent infantry battalion
- artillery troops
- labor troops
- signal communication unit.
- Elements of the 40th Division Lt-General Naojiro Amaya, Manchuria 10/2/39 - 8/25/1941 [1],[4,5]
- 40th Infantry Brigade group:
- 234th Infantry regiment
- 235th Infantry regiment
- 236th Infantry regiment
- 40th Cavalry regiment
- 40th mountain artillery regiment
- 40th military engineer regiment
- 40th Transport regiment
- 40th Infantry Brigade group:
- 18th Independent Mixed Brigade - Lt. Gen Taka Kayashima 1939- 1941[4,5]
- Murakami Force - Lt. Gen Keisaku Murakami4,5 at [[Jingmen| Chingmen] ]
- 39th Division - - Lt. Gen Keisaku Murakami [4,5] [1]
- 39th Infantry Brigade Group
- 231st Infantry Rregiments
- 232nd Infantry Regiments
- 233rd Infantry Regiments
- 39th Recon Regiment
- 39th Field Artillery Regiment
- 39th Military Engineer Regiment
- 39th Transport Regiment
- 39th Infantry Brigade Group
- 39th Division - - Lt. Gen Keisaku Murakami [4,5] [1]
- Hirabayashi Force - Lt-General Morito Hirabayashi at Chung-hsiang
- Elements of 17th Division - Lt-General Morito Hirabayashi[4,5]
- 17th Infantry Brigade Group
- 53rd Infantry Regiment
- 54th Infantry Regiment
- 81st Infantry Regiment
- 23rd Field Artillery Regiment
- 7th Military Engineer Regiment
- 17th Transport Regiment
- 17th Infantry Brigade Group
- Kurahashi Detachment - Col. Kurahashi
- 60th Infantry Regiment, detached from 15th Division in the Nanchang area.
- Elements of 17th Division - Lt-General Morito Hirabayashi[4,5]
- Kitano Force - Lt. Gen Kenzo Kitano [4,5], north of Chung-hsiang in the vicinity of modern Shuanghe
- Elements of 4th Division - Lt. Gen Kenzo Kitano [4,5]
- 4th Infantry Brigade group:
- 8th Infantry Regiment
- 37th Infantry Regiment
- 61st Infantry Regiment
- 4th Recon Regiment
- 4th Field Artillery Regiment
- 4th Military Engineer Regiment
- 4th Transport Regiment
- 4th Infantry Brigade group:
- Kususe Armored force - ?[1]
- 7th Tank Regiment
- 13th Tank Regiment
- ? Tank Regiment
- Elements of 4th Division - Lt. Gen Kenzo Kitano [4,5]
- Teshima Force - Lt. General Fusataro Teshima [3], at Sui Hsien
- 3rd Division - Lt. General Fusataro Teshima [1][3]
- 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
- 5th Infantry Brigade
- 3rd Division - Lt. General Fusataro Teshima [1][3]
Notes
- 15th Division - Lt-General Keiichi Kumagai 1940 - 1941[4,5]
- 7th and 13th were two of three Tank regiments assigned to 11th Army in late 1940.
China
5th War Area - Li Tsung-jen
- River West Group / 33rd Army Group - Feng Chih-an
- 77th Corps - Feng Chih-an (concurrent)
- 37th Division - Li Chiu-sze
- 179th Division - Liu Chen-shan
- 30th Corps - Wang Chung-lien or Chih Feng-cheng
- 27th Division - Hsu Wen-yao
- 30th Division - Liu Chen-shan
- 31st Division - ?
- 77th Corps - Feng Chih-an (concurrent)
- Right Army Group / 29th Army Group - Wang Tsan-hsu
- 44th Corps - Liao Chen
- 149th Division
- 150th Division
- 67th Corps - Hsu Shao-tsung
- 161st Division
- 162nd Division
- 44th Corps - Liao Chen
- Central Army Group / 22nd Army Group - Sun Chen
- 41st Corps - Chen Ting-hsun
- 125th Division
- 127th Division
- 45th Corps - Sun Chen
- 122nd Division
- 124th Division
- 41st Corps - Chen Ting-hsun
- 59th Corps- Huang Wei-kang [moved to Hsiang-Fan area as a mobile reserve]
- 38th Division - Li Chiu-sze
- 180th Division - Liu Chen-shan
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. Pg. 339-342. Map 22.
[3] Post subject: Re: Central Hopei Operation November 25-30, 1940 Correct names for the Japanese commanders
From: Senshi Sōshō
11th Army - Lt. General Waichiro Sonobe - Kayashima Force - Lt. Gen Takashi Kayashima 1939- 1941 at Tang-yang -- 18th Independent Mixed Brigade - Lt. Gen Takashi Kayashima 1939- 1941—40th Division - Lt-General Naojiro Amaya, - Murakami Force - Lt. Gen Keisaku Murakami at Chingmen -- 39th Division - Lt. Gen Keisaku Murakami -Teshima Force - Lt. General Fusataro Teshima [at Sui Hsien/Suizhou] -- 3rd Division - Fusataro Teshima
[4] Generals from Japan http://www.generals.dk/nation/Japan.html
[5] The Japanese Mutumi troop encyclopedia http://homepage1.nifty.com/kitabatake/rikukaiguntop.html
Categories:- Battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War
- Kayashima Force - Lt. Gen Takashi Kayashima 1939- 1941[4,5] at Tang-yang
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