Order of battle Battle of South Shanxi

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[edit] Chinese

1st War Area - Wei Li-huang

5th Army Group - Tseng Wan-chung
- 3rd Corps - Tang Huai-yuan
  - 7th Division
  - 12th Division
- 80th Corps - Kung Ling-hsun
  - 165th Division
  - New 27th Division
- 34th Division - Kung Ping-fan
14th Army Group - Liu Mao-en
- 15th Corps - Wu Ting-lin
  - 64th Division
  - 65th Division
- 98th Corps - Wu Shih-ming
  - 42nd Division
  - 169th Division
9th Corps - Pei Chang-hui
- 47th Division
- 54th Division
- New 24th Division
17th Corps - Kao Kuei-tze
- 84th Division
- New 2nd Division
43rd Corps - Chao Shih-ling *
- 70th Division
- New 47th Division
14th Corps - Chen Tieh
- 85th Division
- 94th Division
93rd Corps - Liu Kan
- 10th Division

27th Corps -?
- ?

Notes:

43rd Corps was formerly with 2nd War Area.

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.

[edit] Japanese

North China Front Army - Major General Hayao Tada (Early May 1941)

35th Division - Lt. Gen. Kumakichi Harada
21st Division - Lt. Gen. Hisakazu Tanaka
33rd Division - Lt. Gen. Shozo Sakurai
4th Cavalry Brigade (partial) - ?
1st Army - Lt. Gen. Yoshio Shinozuka
- 36th Division - Iseki Mitsuru
- 37th Division - Adachi Hatazo
- 41st Division - Shimizu Noritsune
- 9th Independent Mixed Brigade - Major General Kenkichi Ikenoue
- 16th Independent Mixed Brigade - Major General Heiji Wakamatsu

Airforces:[3]

1st Hikodan

90th Sentai
- Kawasaki Ki-48
- Mitsubishi Ki-30
10th I F Chutai
- Nakajima Ki-27
1 Reconnaissance Chutai / 15th Sentai

3rd Hikodan

32nd Sentai
- Light bomber unit.
44th Sentai
- Mitsubishi Ki-51
83rd Sentai
- Reconnaissance unit

Notes: During the Chungyuan Operation the 1st at Ani airfield supported the ground operations of the 1st Army, while the 3rd Hikodan (3rd Hikodan Headquarters, 32nd, 44th and 83rd Sentais) supported the operations of the 21st and 35th Divisions. [3]

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.