Operation Nekka order of battle

The Japanese and Manchukuoan order of battle for Operation Nekka was:

## Japan

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Kwantung 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
* 11 x Type 89 Medium Tank
* 2 x Type 92 Combat Cars

Manchukuo Imperial Army

Manchukuoan Force 42,000 men[1] \- Zhang Haipeng[2]

Manchukuoan units with the Japanese Northern Column 10,000 men[1]

* Taoliao Army - Zhang Haipeng (concurrent)
* 7 Detachments( at least 2 are cavalry brigades)[2]
* National Foundation Army (Manchukuo Preparatory 2nd Corps) - Zheng Guorui[1]
* 3 Detachments

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 (Manchukuo Imperial Guards) - Li Shoushan[3]
* National Salvation Army (about 10,000 men)[1] \- Li Jizhun[4]

## China

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5th Army Group \- Commander in chief Tang Yulin (governor of Rehe)[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 Jilin)*

* 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 February 27[citation needed]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f g Guo Rugui
2. ^ a b Jowett pg.25
3. ^ a b Jowett pg.40
4. ^ Jowett pg.25,39-40

## Sources

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* Jowett, Phillip J., Rays of the Rising Sun Vol 1., Helion & Co. Ltd. 2004.
* "第二部分：从"九一八"事变到西安事变榆关 热河失守 | Shanhai Pass and Jehol falls into enemy handsauthor= Guo Rugui, editor-in-chief Huang Yuzhang". 中国抗日战争正面战场作战记 [China's Anti-Japanese War Combat Operations]. Jiangsu People's Publishing House. 2005-07-01.