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.

[edit] 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
  • Murakami Force - Lt. Gen Keisaku Murakami[[4,5] 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
  • 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
    • Kurahashi Detachment - Col. Kurahashi


  • 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
    • Kususe Armored force - ?[1]
      • 7th Tank Regiment
      • 13th Tank Regiment
      •  ? Tank Regiment
  • 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


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.

[edit] 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 - ?
  • 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
  • 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
  • 59th Corps- Huang Wei-kang [moved to Hsiang-Fan area as a mobile reserve]
    • 38th Division - Li Chiu-sze
    • 180th Division - Liu Chen-shan


[edit] 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 Sosho

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