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
- 9th Infantry Brigade
- 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
- 23rd Infantry Brigade
- 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
- 107th Infantry Brigade
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
- Nakajima Ki-27 fighter aircraft
- 2nd Chutai - Captain Tsuguroku Nakao
- Kawasaki Ki-10 fighter aircraft
- Nakajima Ki-27 fighter aircraft
- 1st Chutai - Captain Mitsugu Sawada
- 27th Hiko Sentai - ? [2][3]
- 1st Chutai - ?
- Light bomber - ?
- 1st Chutai - ?
- 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.
[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)
- F 9 Mitsubishi A5M
- DB 15 D1A1
- SORYU
- F 18 A5M & A4N1
- DB 27 DA2
- TB 12 B4Y1
- RYUJO (CF Toshihiko Odawara)