Order of battle of the Battle of Shanghai

[edit] China

National Revolutionary Army

• Wusung – Shanghai Siege Area (Aug. 7 1937)
• Nanking Shanghai Garrison – Chang Chih-Chung (50,000 men).

36th Division – Sung Hsi-lien[g]

87th Division – Wang Ching-chin[g]

88th Division – Sun Yuan-liang[g]

55th Division – Li Sung-Chan

56th Division – Liu Ho-ting (later Liu Shang-chih)

57th Division – Yuan Chao-chang [R]

20th Sep. Bde – Gen. Chen Mien-wu

[g] German trained Reorganized Divisions

[R] Reorganized Divisions

• Shanghai City demilitarised on Chinese side according to Shanghai Ceasefire Agreement (1932)

• Wusong-Shanghai Garrison Units (Peace Preservation Corps)

[edit] Japan

Imperial Japanese Navy

3rd Fleet : Admiral Hasegawa Kiyoshi

• Flagship: Izumo (Izumo class armoured cruiser)
• Notoro(seaplane tender)
  • 8 Nakajima E8N Reconnaissance float aircraft

• 11th (Gunboat) Sentai - Rear Admiral Tanimoto Umataro
  • Flagship: Yaeyama (minelayer)
  • Ataka(Gunboat)
  • Katada (Gunboat)
  • Sumida(Gunboat)
  • Kuri (Momi Class destroyer)
  • Hozu (Gunboat)
  • Futami (Gunboat)
  • Kotaka (Gunboat)
  • Tsuga (Momi Class destroyer)
  • Hasu (Momi Class destroyer)
  • Atami (Gunboat)
  • Seta (Gunboat
  • Toba (Gunboat)
  • Hira (Gunboat)

• 8th (Cruiser) Sentai - Rear Admiral Nagumo
  • Flagship: Kinu
  • Natori
  • Yura

• 1st (Destroyer) Sentai - Rear Admiral Yoshida
  • Sendai

• Shanghai Special Naval Landing Force - Rear Admiral Denshichi Okawachi

• 1st Battalion - Lt. Cdr. Uroku Hashimoto
• 2nd Battalion - Lt. Shigeshi Sano
• 3rd Battalion - Lt. Shegeru Ito
• 4th Battalion - Artillery unit, Disbanded at the outbreak of war, guns were dispersed to the infantry units.
• 9th Battalion - Lt. Cdr. Torashige Tsukioka

Prior to hostilities: Total force (2,500 men)

• Special Naval Landing Force reinforcements as of 8/1/37 from 3rd Fleet

• 8th Sentai NLF
• 1st Destroyer Sentai NLF
• 3rd Destroyer Sentai NLF
• Izumo NLF

• Reservists and volunteers (5000 men)

• 1st Reserve Infantry Regiment
• 2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment

( Armed reservists were men in civilian clothes distinguished by a brassard)

• Notes:

Third Fleet operated in Central and South China waters.

11th Squadron evacuated Japanese civilians from the interior to Shanghai during July and early August.

[edit] China

National Revolutionary Army

3rd Military Region - Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (20 Aug 1937)

Wusung – Shanghai Siege Area

• 9th Army Group - Gen. Zhang Zhizhong

• 36th Division - Gen. Song Xilian[g]
• 56th Division - Gen. Liu Ho-Ting
• 87th Division - Gen. Wang Ching-chin[g]
• 88th Division - Gen. Sun Yuanliang[g]
• 20th Separate Brigade - Gen. Chen Mien-wu
• Training Division (part) - Gen Huei Yung-ching
• Wusong-Shanghai Garrison Units (Peace Preservation Corps)
• 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment [sFH 18 L/32 150mm Howitzer]
• 3rd Artillery Regiment
• 8th Artillery Regiment
• 2 Heavy Mortar Units
• 2 Anti-tank batteries
• 1 Light Tank Battalion

Yangtse River Right Bank Garrison Sector

• 54th Corps – Gen. Huo Kwei-chang

• 11th Division – Gen. Peng Shan[R]
• 14th Division - Gen. Chen Lieh[g]
• 67th Division - Gen. Huang Wei[R]
• 16th Artillery Regiment (under command of Siege Area)

Yangtse River Left Bank Garrison Sector

• 57th Corps – Miao Cheng-liu

• 111th Division – Gen. Chen En-to
• 112th Division – Gen. Huo Shuo-yi

Hangchow Bay Left Bank Garrison Sector

• 8th Army Group – Gen. Chang Fa-kuei

• 61st Division – Gen. Chung Sung
• 62nd Division – Gen. Tao Liu
• 55th Division – Gen. Li Sung-shan
• 57th Division – Gen. Yuan Shao-chang[R]
• 45th Separate Brigade – Gen. Chan Luan-chi
• 2nd Artillery Regt.

East Chekiang Garrison Sector

• 10th Army Group – Gen. Liu Chien-hsu

• 16th Division – Gen. Peng Shung-ling
• 63rd Division – Gen. Chen Kuang-chung
• 19th Division – Gen. Li Chueh
• 52nd Division – Gen. Lu Hsin-jung
• New 34th Division - Gen. ?
• 37th Separate Brigade – Gen. Chen The-fa
• 11th Provisional Brigade – Gen Chou Hsi-ching
• 12th Provisional Brigade – Gen. Li Kuo-chun
• 13th Provisional Brigade – Gen. Yang Yung-ching

[g] German trained Reorganized Divisions

[R] Reorganized Divisions

[edit] Japan

Imperial Japanese Navy

• Shanghai Special Naval Landing Force - Rear Admiral Denshichi Okawachi

• 1st Battalion
• 2nd Battalion
• 3rd Battalion
• 4th Battalion
• 9th Battalion

• Special Naval Landing Force reinforcements as of 1 Aug from 3rd Fleet

• 8th Sentai NLF
• 1st Destroyer Sentai NLF
• 3rd Destroyer Sentai NLF
• Izumo NLF

• Special Naval Landing Force reinforcements 18 - 19 Aug

• 5th Battalion (Sasebo 1st SNLF, 16th Destroyer Division)
• 6th Battalion (Kure 2nd SNLF)
• 7th Battalion (Kure 1st SNLF)
• 8th Battalion (Yokosuka 1st SNLF, 11th Sentai)

• Total Naval personnel 8/19/37 (5000 men)

• Reservists and volunteers (5000 men)

• 1st Reserve Infantry Regiment
• 2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment

(Armed reservists were men in civilian clothes distinguished by a brassard)

• Total force defending the settlement 10,000 men

Imperial Japanese Army

• Shanghai Expeditionary Force – Gen. Sekikon Matsui (16 Aug 1937)

• 5th Tank Battalion - Colonel Hosomi

32 Type 89 Medium Tanks, 15 Type 94 Tankettes

• 7th Independent Machine Gun Battalion
• 8th Independent Light Armor Company
• 9th Independent Light Armor Company
• Independent Light Armor Company
• 10th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment

• 24 Type 4 150mm Howitzers

• 4th Army Mortar Battalion

• 150mm mortars (1887) [Taki/PWf]

• Field Operations Anti-aircraft Artillery 3 platoons
• Field Air Defense Team 3rd Battery
• 8th Independent Army Engineer Regiment
• 6th Independent Air Squadron
• Shanghai Dispatch Signal Unit
• 5th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade

• 48 150mm Howitzers

• 6th Independent heavy artillery Brigade

• 13th Field Heavy Artillery Regiments, 24 Type 4 15cm Howitzers
• 14th Field Heavy Artillery Regiments, 24 Type 4 15cm Howitzers

• Army Logistics Depot

• 3rd Division - Lt. Gen. Fujita (Landed on Aug. 23rd)

• 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

• 11th Division - Lt. Gen. Yamamuro (Landed on Aug. 23rd)

• 10th Infantry Brigade

• 12th Infantry Regiment
• 22nd Infantry Regiment

• 22nd Infantry Brigade

• 43rd Infantry Regiment
• 44th Infantry Regiment

• 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment
• 11th Cavalry Regiment
• 11th Engineer Regiment
• 11th Transport Regiment

• 101st Division - Lt. Gen. Ito (Arrived Sept 7-16, Landed on Sep. 22nd)

• 101st Infantry Brigade

• 101st Infantry Regiment
• 149th Infantry Regiment

• 102nd Infantry Brigade

• 103rd Infantry Regiment
• 157th Infantry Regiment

• 101st Field Artillery Regiment
• 101st Cavalry Regiment
• 101st Engineer Regiment
• 101st Transport Regiment

• 9th Division - Lt. Gen. Yoshizumi (Landed on Sep. 27th)

• 6th Infantry Brigade

• 7th Infantry Regiment
• 35th Infantry Regiment

• 18th Infantry Brigade

• 19th Infantry Regiment
• 36th Infantry Regiment

• 9th Mountain Artillery Regiment
• 9th Cavalry Regiment
• 9th Engineer Regiment
• 9th Transport Regiment

• 13th Division - Lt. Gen. Ogisu (reinforcements late Aug., Landed on Oct. 1st)

• 26th Infantry Brigade

• 58th Infantry Regiment
• 116th Infantry Regiment

• 103rd Infantry Brigade

• 65th Infantry Regiment
• 104th Infantry Regiment

• 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
• 17th Cavalry Regiment
• 13th Engineer Regiment
• 13th Transport Regiment

National Revolutionary Army 3rd War Area - Generalisimo Chiang Kai-skek (after late Sept. 1937)

• Right Wing Force - General Chang Fa Kuei

• 8th Army Group - General Chang Fa Kuei

• 28th Corps - Tao Kuang

• 62nd Division – Tao Kuang
• 63rd Division – Chen Kuang-chung

• 55th Division – Li Sung-Chan
• 45th Separate Brigade – Chang Luan-chi
• Artillery Btn., Training Div.

• 10th Army Group - Liu Chien-hsu

• 11th Reserve Division – Hu –Ta
• 128th Division – Ku Chia-chi
• 45th Division – Tai Min-chuan
• 52nd Division – Lu Hsin-jung
• 11th Temporary Brigade – Chou Hsi-ching
• 12th Temporary Brigade – Li Kuo-chun
• 37th Separate Brigade - Chen The-fa
• Guard Regiment – ?
• Ningpo Defense Commander – Wan Kao-lan

• Central Force Gen. Zhu Shao Liang

• 9th Army Group - Zhu Shao Liang

• 72nd Corps – Sun Yuan-liang

• 88th Division – Sun Yuan-liang[g]
• Peace Preservation Group
• 1st Regiment, 20th Separate Brigade

• 78th Corps – Sung Hsi-lien

• 36th Division – Sung Hsi-lien[g]

• 71st Corps – Wang Ching-chin

• 87th Division – Wang Ching-chin[g]

• 8th Corps – Huang Chieh

• 61st Division – Chung Sung
• Salt Gabelle Division – Huang Chieh

• 3rd Division – Li Yu-tang[g]
• 18th Division – Chu Yao-hua
• Shanghai Garrison Command - Yang Hu
• 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment, 2nd Artillery Brigade
• 2 Heavy Mortar Units
• 2 Anti-tank batteries
• 1 Light tank Battalion

• 21st Army Group - Liao Lei

• 1st Corps – Hu Tsung-nan

• 1st Division - Li Tieh-chun
• 32nd Division - Wang Hsiu-shen
• 78th Division - Li Wen

• 48th Corps – Wei Yun-sung

• 173rd Division - Huo Wei-chen
• 174th Division - Wang Tsan-pin
• 176th Division - Ou Shou-nien

• 171st Division – Yang Cun-chang
• 19th Division – Li Chueh
• 16th Division - Peng Sung-ling

• Left Wing Force - General Chen Cheng

• 19th Army Group – Hsueh Yueh

• 66th Corps – Yeh Chao

• 159th Division – Tan Sui
• 160th Division – Yeh Chao

• 75th Corps – Chao Ai

• 6th Division – Chao Ai[g]

• 2nd Corps – Li Yen-nien

• 9th Division – Li Yen-nien[g]

• 25th Corps – Wan Yao-huang

• 13th Division – Wan Yao-huang

• 20th Corps – Yang Sen

• 133rd Division – Yang Han-yu
• 134th Division – Yang Han-chung

• 69th Corps – Yuan Chao-chang

• 57th Division – Yuan Chao-chang[R]

• 15th Army Group – Lo Cho-yin

• 44th Division – Chen Yung
• 16th Artillery Regiment
• 16th Army – Lo Cho-ying

• 18th Corps - Lo Cho-ying

• 60th Division - Chen Pei
• 11th Division - Peng Shan[R]
• 67th Division - Huag Wei[R]

• 54th Corps - Huo Kuei-chang

• 14th Division - Chen Lieh[g]
• 98th Division - Hisa Chu-chung

• 74th Corps - Yu Chi-shih

• 51st Division - Wang Yao-wu
• 58th Division - Yu Chi-shih

• 39th Corps – Liu Ho-ting

• 34th Separate Brigade. – Lo Chi-chiang
• 56th Division - Liu Shang-chih

• 4th Corps – Wu Chi-wei

• 90th Division – Ou Chen

• 73rd Corps – Wang Tung-yuan

• 15th Division – Wang Chih-pin

• 15th Army – Liu Hsing

• 102 Division - Po Hui-chang
• 103 Division - Ho Chih-chung
• 53 Division - Li Yun-heng
• 23 Division - Li Pi-fan

• 57th Corps – Miao Cheng-liu

• 111th Division - Chang En-tuo
• 112th Division - Huo Shou-yi

• River Defence Forces - Gen. Liu Hsing

• Chiangyin Fortress Command - Hsu Kang
• Chenchiang Fortress Command - Lin Hsien-yang
• 2nd Regiment Kiangsu Peace Preservation Force
• 1st Battalion 8th Artillery Regiment
• 11th Army - Shang-kuan Yunhsiang

• 40th Division - Liu Pei-hsu
• 33rd Division - Ma Hsing-hsien

• 12th Army - Chang Fang

• 76th Division - Wang Ling-yun
• 43rd Corps - Kuo Ju-tung

• 26th Div. - Liu Yu-ching

• 1st Battalion 3rd Artillery Regiment
• 4th Artillery Regiment
• 1st Battalion 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment [sFH 18 L/32 150mm How]

Notes:

[g] German trained Reorganized Divisions:

[R] Reorganized Divisions

Imperial Japanese Army

Central China Front Army – Gen. Iwane Matsui

(was formed on Oct. 29th 1937 to coordinate the Shanghai Expeditionary Army and

the 10th Army.)

• Shanghai Expeditionary Force - Gen. Iwane Matsui,

• See previous order of battle

• 16th Division – Gen. Kesao Nakashima (from N. China Nov 12/37, landed at Pai mao kou)

• 19th Infantry Brigade

• 9th Infantry Regiment
• 20th Infantry Regiment

• 30th Infantry Brigade

• 33rd Infantry Regiment
• 38th Infantry Regiment

• 22nd Field Artillery Regiment
• 20th Cavalry Regiment
• 16th Engineer Regiment
• 16th Transport Regiment

• Shigeto Detachment - Major Gen. Shigeto (arrived Sept 7-16 from Formosa)

• Regiment sized, was later expanded into the Formosa Mixed Brigade. Nov 12/37, landed at Pai mao kou)

•  ? Manchukuoan Brigade - Li Chung-shan (arrived Sept. 7-16)
•  ? Manchukuoan Brigade - Yu Chih-shan (arrived Sept. 7-16)

• 10th Army – Major Gen. Heisuke Yamagawa (Nov. 5th landing at Chin shan wei)

• 9th Independent Light Armor Company [Taki/ PWf]
• 2nd Independent Mountain Gun Regiment[Taki/ PWf]
• 6th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade [CDF] [Taki/ PWf]

• 13th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, 24 Type 4 15cm Howitzers
• 14th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, 24 Type 4 15cm Howitzers

• 6th Division - Lt. Gen. Tani

• 11th Infantry Brigade

• 13th Infantry Regiment
• 47th Infantry Regiment

• 36th Infantry Brigade

• 23rd Infantry Regiment
• 45th Infantry Regiment

• 6th Field Artillery Regiment
• 6th Cavalry Regiment
• 6th Engineer Regiment
• 6th Transport Regiment

• 18th Division - Lt. Gen. Ushijima

• 23rd Infantry Brigade

• 55th Infantry Regiment
• 56th Infantry Regiment

• 35th Infantry Brigade

• 114th Infantry Regiment
• 124th Infantry Regiment

• 18th Mountain Artillery Regiment
• 22nd Cavalry Battalion
• 12th Engineer Regiment
• 12th Transport Regiment

• 114th Division - Lt. Gen. Suematsu

• 127th Infantry Brigade

• 66th Infantry Regiment
• 115th Infantry Regiment

• 128th Infantry Brigade

• 102nd Infantry Regiment
• 150th Infantry Regiment

• 120th Field Artillery Regt
• 118th Cavalry Regiment
• 114th Engineer Regiment
• 114th Transport Regiment

• Kunizaki Detachment - Gen. Kunisaki (from North China)

• 9th Infantry Brigade/5th Division

• 11th Infantry Regiment
• 41st Infantry Regiment

• with elements of:

5th Mountain Artillery Regiment

5th Cavalry Regiment

5th Engineer Regiment

5th Transport Regiment