Order of battle for Campaign of Northern and Eastern Henan 1938

The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan (January – June 1938).[1]

Japan

North China Area Army – Juichi Terauchi [2]

China

China (Feb. 1938)

1st War Area – Cheng Qian

Airforce

Notes

3rd, 6th, 9th, 14th, 36th, 87th, 88th, and the Training Division of the Central Military Academy. Also the "Tax Police" regiment (equivalent of a division) under T.V. Soong's Ministry of Finance, later converted to the New 38th Division during the war.

2nd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 25th, 27th, 57th, 67th, 80th, 83rd, 89th Division

References

  1. ↑ Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
  2. ↑ On January 15, 1938, and on February 10, the 16th, and 114th Divisions were successively turned over to the North China Front Army. Simultaneously it acquired the newly organized 3rd, 4th, 5th Independent Mixed Brigades. It then subordinated 16th Division to 1st Army on January 20.
  3. ↑ 5th Division was involved elsewhere with 10th Division in the battle of Taierzhuang and then the Battle of Hsuchou.
  4. ↑ 10th Division was the primary force involved in the battle of Taierzhuang and later also in the Battle of Hsuchou.
  5. ↑ 114th Division was originally with Central China Front Army, 10th Army. On February 10, 1938 it was turned over to the North China Front Army.
  6. ↑ February 10, 1938 China Stationed Army was renamed China Mixed Brigade.
  7. ↑ With 1st Army February 10, 1938, on March 12 enrolled in the North China Front Army order of battle, on March 30, the Front Army deployed it to the 1st Army.
  8. ↑ Formed February 10, 1938, on March 12 enrolled in North China Front Army order of battle, on March 30 the Front Army deployed it to the 1st Army.
  9. ↑ Formed on February 1, 1938, on March 12 enrolled in the North China Front Army order of battle. On March 30 the Front Army deployed it to the 2nd Army.
  10. ↑ Sino-Japanese Air War 1937–45: 1938

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