Operation Jehol order of battle
The Japanese and Manchukuoan order of battle for Operation Nekka was:
Japan
Kwangtung Army
Jehol Operation Force - Field Marshal Baron Nobuyoshi Muto,
- 6th Division (11th & 36th Infantry Brigades) - Lt. Gen. Sakamoto
- 8th Division (4th & 16th Infantry Brigades) - Lt. Gen. Nishi
- 14th Mixed Brigade / 7th Division - Major Gen. Hattori
- 33rd Mixed Brigade / 10th Division - Major Gen. Nakamura
- 4th Cavalry Brigade - Major Gen. Mogi
- 1st Special Tank Company - Captain Hyakutake
Manchukuo Imperial Army
Manchukuoan Force 42,000 men [1] - Chang Hai-peng or Zhang Haipeng[2]
Manchukuoan units with the Japanese Northern Column 10,000 men [1]
- Taoliao Army - Chang Hai-peng (concurrent)
- 7 Detachments( at least 2 are cavalry brigades) [2]
- National Foundation Army (Manchukuo Preparatory 2nd Corps) - Cheng Guorui [1]
Manchukuoan units with the Japanese Eastern Column 15,000 men [1]
- National Protection Army (Fengtian Province Garrison Corps)[1] - Yu Zhishan[3]
- 1st Brigade of the Guard Corps (Chinganyuchitui) - Li Shoushan[3]
- National Salvation Army (about 10,000 men)[1] - Li Chi-chun [4]
China
5th Army Group - Commander in chief Tang Yulin (governor of Jehol)[1]
- 55th Army - Tang Yulin
- 36th Division - Tang Yulin, At Beipiao,
- 36th Cavalry Regiment - Shao Benliang , At Beipiao, Chaoyang, Zhuluke and Jianping. Shao defected to the Japanese.
- 31st Brigade - ? , At Heishuizhen-Chifeng
- Reserve Regiment - ? , At Pingquan-Chengde
- 36th Artillery Regiment - ? , Near Pingzhen
- 1st Cavalry Brigade - ? , At Qinglianggou
- 9th Cavalry Brigade - Cui Xingwu , At Kailu. Cui defected to the Japanese.
- 10th Cavalry Brigade - ? , At Tianshan
6th Army Group - Zhang Zuoxiang (former governor of Kirin)*
- 41st Army - Sun Dianying
- 117th Brigade - Ding Ting , At Haladaokou, east of Chifeng.
- 118th Brigade - Liu Yueting , To the north of Chifeng
- Reinforced 1st Brigade - Xing Yuchou , To the north of Chifeng
- Northeastern Loyal and Brave Army - Feng Zhanhai , To the north of Chifeng
- 10th Cavalry Division - Deng Wen
- 11th Cavalry Division - Tan Zixin
- 12th Cavalry Division - Wu Songlin
- 21st Cavalry Brigade - Guo Fenglai
- 1st Infantry Brigade - Tang Zhongxin
4th Army Group - Wan Fulin* (former chairman of Heilongjiang)
- 53rd Army - Wan Fulin
- 130th Division - Zhu Hongxun, At Yebaishou - Dachengzi
- 119th Division - Sun Dequan , Dachengzi – Lingnan
- 129th Division - Wang Yongsheng , Pingquan – Sanshijia
- 116th Division - Miao Chengliu , Lamadong – Yiyuankou
- 106th Division - Shen Ke , Daordeng – Tangdaohe
- 11th Artillery Regiment , Lingyuan
- 108th Division - Yang Zhengzhi , East of Lingnan on Feb 27th [1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Guo Rugui
- ^ a b Jowett pg.25
- ^ a b Jowett pg.40
- ^ Jowett pg.25,39-40
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