Order of Battle Suiyuan Campaign
Japanese attempt to increase the size of their puppet state of Inner Mongolia in the Suiyuan Campaign.
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolian Army 1936
- Commander in Chief - Teh Wang
- Teh Wang's personal troops
- Li-Shou-hsin's Command: Li Shouxin
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Cavalry Division and an artillery regiment (Jehol Mongols, Chahar Mongols)
- Pao Yueh-ching's Command: Pao Yueh-ching
- 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Cavalry Division and an artillery regiment(Mongol irregulars and bandits)
- 9th Division (served as security guard division)
- total: 9,000–10,000 men
Japanese:
- 20-30 advisors with each Mongolian unit and Headquarters staff
- A few field artillery pieces and crews
- 30 armoured cars and tankettes and crews
- Crews and ground support for 28 planes
China
Suiyuan Provincial Forces 1936
1st Route Army - Fu Zuoyi
- 35th Army - Fu Zuoyi (concurrent)
- 211th Infantry Brigade
- 419, 421, 422 Infantry Regiments
- 218th Infantry Brigade -
- 420, 435, 436 Infantry Regiments
- 205th brigade (less 407th Regiment)
- 7th Independent Brigade - Ma Yanshou
- 10th Reserve Regiment
- 21st, 29th Artillery Regiment
- Antiaircraft battalion (less 1st and 3rd battery)
2nd Route Army - Tang Enbo (en route to Suiyuan)
- 13th Army, with the attached 72nd Division and the 27th Artillery Regiment.
3rd Route Army - Li Fuying (Garrison of Jinbei, Tianzhen, Gaoyang area)
- 68th Division - Li Fuying (concurrent)
- 24th Artillery Regiment
- 1st and 3rd batteries of the Antiaircraft battalion.
Cavalry Army - Zhao Chengshou
- assistant deputy commander - Men Bingyue
- 1st Cavalry Division - Peng Yubin
- 2nd Cavalry Division
- 7th Cavalry Division - Men Bingyue
Reserve Army - Wang Jingguo (Garrison of Zhusui, Baotou area)
- 70th Division - Wang Jingguo (concurrent)
- (Less 205th brigade, its 407th Regiment remained with the division)
- 8th Independent Brigade - Meng Xianji
Sources
- Jowett, Phillip S. , Rays of The Rising Sun, Armed Forces of Japan’s Asian Allies 1931-45, Volume I: China & Manchuria, 2004. Helion & Co. Ltd., 26 Willow Rd., Solihul, West Midlands, England.
- 中国抗日战争正面战场作战记 (China's Anti-Japanese War Combat Operations)
See also