Battle of Taiyuan order of battle

Order of battle for the Battle of Taiyuan in the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Japan

North China Front Army – Gen. Juichi Terauchi

• 1st Army – Gen. Kyoji Kotouki (beginning in November)
• 5th Division – Gen. Seishirō Itagaki (from September)
• 9th Infantry Brigade (Brigade sent to Shanghai Nov. 1937)
• 11th Infantry Regiment
• 41st Infantry Regiment
• 21st Infantry Brigade
• 21st Infantry Regiment
• 42nd Infantry Regiment
• 5th Mountain Artillery Regiment
• 5th Cavalry Regiment
• 5th Engineer Regiment
• 5th Transport Regiment
• 4th? Tank Regiment/Battalion (from Sakai Bde?)
• 20th Division – Gen Josaburo Kamamine (beginning in November)
• 39th Infantry Brigade
• 77th Infantry Regiment
• 78th Infantry Regiment
• 40th Infantry Brigade
• 79th Infantry Regiment
• 80th Infantry Regiment
• 26th Field Artillery Regiment
• 28th Cavalry Regiment
• 20th Engineer Regiment
• 20th Transport Regiment
• 1st Tank Regiment/Battalion – Col. Baba***
• 109th Division - ? (beginning in November)
• 31st Infantry Brigade
• 69th Infantry Regiment
• 107th Infantry Regiment
• 118th Infantry Brigade
• 119th Infantry Regiment
• 136th Infantry Regiment
• 109th Mountain Artillery Regt
• 109th Cavalry Regiment
• 109th Engineer Regiment
• 109th Transport Regiment

Kwantung Army

• Chahar Expeditionary Force - Lt. General Hideki Tōjō
• 1st Independent Mixed Brigade(Sakai Brigade)- Lt. Gen Sakai Koji +
• 4th Tank Battalion
• (Type 89 Med Tanks)
• 1st Independent Infantry Regiment - Major Senda
• 1st Independent Artillery Battalion
• 1st Independent Engineer Company
• 11th Independent Mixed Brigade - Gen. Shigiyasu Suzuki
• 11th Independent Infantry Regiment
• 12th Independent Infantry Regiment
• 11th Independent Cavalry Company
• 11th Independent Field Artillery Regiment
• 12th Independent Mountain Gun Regiment
• 11th Independent Engineer Company
• 11th Independent Transport Company
• 2nd Mixed Brigade (from 1st Division, Kwantung Army)- ?
• 13th Infantry Regiment
• 57th Infantry Regiment
• 1st Field Artillery Regiment
• 1 Company/1st Cavalry Regiment
• 1 Company/1st Engineer Regiment
• 1 Company/1st Transport Regiment
• 15th Mixed Brigade(from 2nd Division, Kwantung Army) - ?
• 16th Infantry Regiment
• 30th Infantry Regiment
• 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
• 1 Company/2nd Cavalry Regiment
• 1 Company/2nd Engineer Regiment
• 1 Company/2nd Transport Regiment
• Mongolian Army – Prince Teh Wang, Pao Yueh-ching
• 1st Cavalry Division
• 2nd Cavalry Division
• 3rd Cavalry Division
• 4th Cavalry Division
• 5th Cavalry Division
• 6th Cavalry Division
• 7th Cavalry Division
• 8th Cavalry Division

Army Airforce - ?

• 1st Daitai/16th Hiko Rentai: Ki-10
• 2nd Daitai: Ki-10 Fighters
• 12th Hiko Rentai: Ki-2 bombers and Type 94 observation planes

China

2nd War Area - Yan Xishan (after first part of September 1937)

• 6th Group Army – Gen. Yang Aiyuan, deputy Sun Chu
• 33rd Army - Sun Chu
• 3rd Sep. Brigade - Chang Chi-yu
• 8th Sep. Brigade - ?
• 73rd Division - Liu Feng-pin
• 34th Army - Yang Cheng-yuan
• 196th Independent Brigade - Chiang Yu-chen
• 203rd Independent Brigade - Liang Chien-tang
• 71st Division - Kuao Tsung-fen
• New 2nd Division - Chin Hsien-chang
• 7th Group Army - Fu Zuoyi
• 35th Army - Fu Zuoyi
• 218th Brigade - Tung Chu-wu
• 211th Brigade - Sun Lan-feng
• 205th Brigade - Tien Shu-mei
• 61st Army - Chen Chang-Chih
• 200th Brigade - Liu Tan-fu
• 7th Separate Brigade - Man Yen-shou
• 101st Division - Li Chu-kung
• 17th Army - Kao Kuei-tse
• 84th Division - Kao Kuei-tse (concurrent)
• 21st Division - Li Hsien-chou
• New 2nd Brigade - An Hua-ting
• New 6th Brigade - Wang Tse-hsiu
• New 2nd Cavalry Brigade - Shih yu-shan
• 6th Cavalry Army - Men Ping-yueh
• 7th Cavalry Division - Men Ping-yueh (concurrent)
• 1st Temporary Cavalry Division - Feng Piao
• 14th Group Army - Wei Li-huang
• 14th Army - Li Mo-yen(concurrent)
• 10th Division - Li Mo-yen
• 83rd Division - Li Kan
• 9th Army - Hu Meng-lin
• 47th Division - Pei Chang-hui
• 54th Division - Liu Chia-chi
• 85th Division - Chen Tieh
• 5th Separate Brigade - Cheng Ting-chen
• 18th Group Army - Zhu De, deputy Peng Dehuai
• 115th Division - Lin Biao
• 120th Division - He Long
• 129th Division - Liu Bocheng
• 19th Army - Wang Ching-kuo
• 2nd Separate Brigade - Fang Ke-yu
• 215th Brigade - Tu Kun
• 72nd Division - Tuan Shu-hua
• 66th Division - Tu Chun-yi
• 1st Cavalry Army - Chao Cheng-shou
• 1st Cavalry Div. - Pen Yu-pin
• 2nd Cavalry Div. - Sun Chang-sheng
• 15th Army - Liu Mao-en
• 64th Div- Wu Ting-lin
• 65th Div- Liu Mao-en(concurrent)
• Advance Force Commander - Ma Chan-shan
• 6th Cavalry Div. - Liu Kuei-wu
• 2nd Cavalry Army - Ho Chu-kuo
• 3rd Cavalry Div. - Hsu Liang
• Ladies Pass Defense Group - Deputy Commander 2nd War Area, Huang Shao-hsiung
• 1st Corps - Sun Lien-chung
• 27th Division - Fen An-pang
• 30th Div. - Chang Chin-chao
• 31st Div. - Chih Feng-cheng
• 44th Sep. Bde - Chang Hua-tang
• 3rd Army - Tseng Wan-chung
• 7th Div. - Li Shih-lung
• 12th Div. - Tang Huai-yuan
• 14th Corps - Feng Chin-tsai
• 42nd Div. - Liu Yen-piao
• 169th Div. - Wu Shih-ming
• 94th Div. - Chu Huai-ping
• 17th Div. - Wu Shih-ming
• 13th Army - Tang Enbo
• 4th Division - Wang Wan-ling
• 89th Division - Wang Chung-lien

Airforce - ?

• 28th PS - [7 Hawk IIs ] - Captain Chan Kee-Wong from 16 September
• Up to this point, IJAAF aircraft had been able to operate freely in support of the Japanese Army in Northern China.

Chinese Force Defending Xinkow Line

Unified Command Defending Xinkow line - Wei Li-huang

• Left Flank Army - Li Mo-yen
• 14th Army - Li Mo-yen
• 10th Division - Li Mo-yen (concurrent)
• 83rd Division - Li Kan
• 85th Division - Chen Tieh
• 66th Division - Tu Chun-yi
• 71st Division - Kuao Tsung-fen
• Central Army - Wang Ching-kuo
• 19th Army - Wang Ching-kuo
• 2nd Separate Brigade - Fang Ke-yu
• 215th Brigade - Tu Kun
• 72nd Division - Tuan Shu-hua
• 35th Army - Fu Tso-yi?
• 218th Brigade - Tung Chu-wu
• 211th Brigade - Sun Lan-feng
• 205th Brigade - Tien Shu-mei
• 61st Army - Chen Chang-Chih
• 200th Brigade - Liu Tan-fu
• 7th Separate Brigade - Man Yen-shou
• 101st Division - Li Chu-kung
• 9th Army - Hu Meng-lin
• 47th Division - Pei Chang-hui
• 54th Division - Liu Chia-chi
• Right Flank Army - Liu Mao-en
• 15th Army - Liu Mao-en
• 64th Division - Wu Ting-lin
• 65th Division - Liu Mao-en
• 33rd Army - Sun Chu
• 3rd Sep. Bde - Chang Chi-yu
• 8th Sep. Bde - ?
• 73rd Div. - Liu Feng-pin
• 17th Army - Kao Kuei-tse
• 84st Div. - Kao Kuei-tse (concurrent)
• 21st Div. - Li Hsien-chou
• 5th Separate Brigade - Cheng Ting-chen

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