Order of battle of the Battle of Xuzhou

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The Battle of Xuzhou was fought in May 1938 as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

## Japan

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The Japanese Order of battle

### North China Front Army

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Field Marshal Count Hisaichi Terauchi

* 16th Division \- Lt. Gen. Keisuke Fujie
* 19th Infantry Brigade
* 9th Infantry Regiment
* 20th Infantry Regiment
* 30th Infantry Brigade
* 33rd Infantry Regiment
* 38th Infantry Regiment
* 22nd Field Artillery Regiment
* 20th Cavalry Regiment
* 16th Engineer Regiment
* 16th Transport Regiment
* 114th Division -Lt. Gen. Shigeji Suematsu
* 127th Infantry Brigade
* 66th Infantry Regiment
* 115th Infantry Regiment
* 128th Infantry Brigade
* 102nd Infantry Regiment
* 150th Infantry Regiment
* 120th Field Artillery Regt
* 118th Cavalry Regiment
* 114th Engineer Regiment
* 114th Transport Regiment
* 3rd Infantry Brigade / 2nd Division - Major Gen. Kazuo Isa [2]
* 4th Infantry Regiment
* 29th Infantry Regiment
* 13th Infantry Brigade / 7th Division - Major Gen. Tadao Yoshizawa [2]
* 25th Infantry Regiment
* 26th Infantry Regiment
* Imada Detachment\- Colonel Imada
* 2nd Tank Battalion - Colonel Imada
* 36 Type 89 Medium Tanks
* 1st Battalion/9th Infantry Regiment/16th Division
* One mountain gun company
* One engineer platoon
* and other support units

### 2nd Army

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Gen. Toshizō Nishio

*     * 5th Division \- Gen. Seishirō Itagaki
* 9th Infantry Brigade
* 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
* 10th Division \- Lt. Gen. Yoshio Shinozuka
* 8th Infantry Brigade
* 39th Infantry Regiment
* 40th Infantry Regiment
* 33rd Infantry Brigade [Seya Detachment]
* 10th Infantry Regiment
* 63rd Infantry Regiment
* 10th Field Artillery Regiment
* 10th Cavalry Regiment
* 10th Engineer Regiment
* 10th Transport Regiment

### Central China Expeditionary Force

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Field Marshal Shunroku Hata

* 3rd Division\- Gen. Lt. Gen. Susumu Fujita
* 5th Infantry Brigade
* 6th Infantry Regiment
* 68th Infantry Regiment
* 29th Infantry Brigade
* 18th Infantry Regiment
* 34th Infantry Regiment
* 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
* 3rd Cavalry Regiment
* 3rd Engineer Regiment
* 3rd Transport Regiment
* 5th Tank Battalion - Colonel Hosomi (attached to support 3rd Division)
* 32 Type 89 Medium Tanks
* 15 Type 94 Tankettes
* 9th Division \- Lt. Gen. Ryousuke Yoshizumi
* 6th Infantry Brigade
* 7th Infantry Regiment
* 35th Infantry Regiment
* 18th Infantry Brigade
* 19th Infantry Regiment
* 36th Infantry Regiment
* 9th Mountain Artillery Regiment
* 9th Cavalry Regiment
* 9th Engineer Regiment
* 9th Transport Regiment
* 13th Division \- Lt. Gen. Ryuhei Ogisu
* 26th Infantry Brigade
* 58th Infantry Regiment
* 116th Infantry Regiment
* 103rd Infantry Brigade
* 65th Infantry Regiment
* 104th Infantry Regiment(-)
* 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
* 17th Cavalry Regiment
* 13th Engineer Regiment
* 13th Transport Regiment
* Iwanaka Detachment\- Colonel Iwanaka
* 1st Tank Battalion - Colonel Iwanaka
* 24 Type 89 Medium Tanks, 8 Type 94 Tankettes
* 17th Independent Tankette Company
* 1st Battalion / 104th Infantry Regiment / 13th Division
* One platoon of 19th Mountain Gun Regiment
* Part of 1st Independent Engineer Company
* One Independent Motorcar Company
* Part of 13th Divisional Signal Unit

### Air Forces

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IJA Air Forces

North China

* Temporary Aviation Army Corps
* 1st Hiko Daitai (Type 88 reconnaissance aircraft)
* 2nd Hiko Daitai (Kawasaki Ki-10 fighter)
* 5th Hiko Daitai (light bomber)
* 6th Hiko Daitai (Type 93 twin engine bomber)
* 7th Hiko Daitai (reconnaissance aircraft)
* 9th Hiko Daitai (light bomber)
* 3rd Independent squadron (large bomber)
* 9th Independent squadron (Kawasaki Ki-10 fighter)
* 1st Temporary independent squadron (Mitsubishi Ki-15)

Central China

* 3rd Flight Group
* 1st independent squadron (reconnaissance aircraft)
* 6th independent squadron (reconnaissance aircraft)
* 10th independent squadron (Kawasaki Ki-10 fighters)
* 8th Hiko Daitai (Ki-10 fighters)[4]

IJN Air Forces

* 12th Kōkūtai (predominantly fighter unit.)
* Fighter daitai - Mitsubishi A5M
* Attack daitai - Yokosuka B3Y1

Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 06/38), Anqing (06/38 – autumn/38)

* 13th Kōkūtai (predominantly land attack unit.)
* Fighter daitai - Mitsubishi A5M
* Attack daitai - Yokosuka B3Y1, Mitsubishi G3M (land attack unit.)

Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 03/38), Shanghai (04/38 – 11/40)

* 14th Kōkūtai
* Fighter daitai - Mitsubishi A5M
* Bomber daitai - ?
* Attack daitai - ?

(Formed during April 1938.) Station: Sanqzao Island (04/38 – ?)

## China

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### Army

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5th War Area \- Li Zongren

* 2nd Group Army \- Sun Lien-chung From 1st War area March 1938
* 30th Army \- Tien Chen-nan
* 30th Division - Chang Cing-chao
* 31st Division - Chih Feng-cheng
* 42nd Army \- Feng An-pang
* 27th Division - Huang Chiao-sung
* 44th Division - Wu Peng-chu
* 3rd Group Army \- Sun Tung-hsuen (acting)
* 12th Army \- Sun Tung-hsuen
* 20th Division - Sun Tung-hsuen
* 81st Division - Chan Shu-tang
* 55th Army \- Tsao Fu-lin
* 29th Division - Tsao Fu-lin (concurrent)
* 74th Division - Li Han-chang
* 56th Army \- Ku Liang-min
* 22nd Division - Ku Liang-min (concurrent)
* Pistol Brigade - Wu Hua-wen
* 11th Group Army \- Li Pin-hsien
* 31st Army \- Wei Yung San
* 131st Division - Chin Lien-fang
* 135th Division - Su Tzu-hsing
* 138th Division - Mo Teh-hung
* 21st Group Army \- Liao Lei
* 7th Army \- Chou Tsu-huang
* 170th Division - Hsu Chi-ming
* 171st Division - Yang Fu-chang
* 172nd Division - Cheng Shu-feng
* 48th Army \- Liao Lei (concurrent)
* 174th Division - Wang Tsan-pin
* 176th Division - Ou Shou-nien
* 22nd Group Army \- Teng His-hou, (Sun Cheng - acting) [from Szechuan]
* 41st Army \- Sun Cheng
* 122nd Division - Wang Ming-chang
* 124th Division - Wang Shih-chun
* 45th Army \- Chen Ting-hsun
* 125th Division - Chen Ting-hsun (concurrent)
* 127th Division - Chen Li
* 366 Division? [6] (peace preservation units?)
* 372 Division? [6] (peace preservation units?)
* 24th Group Army \- Han The-chin (acting)
* 57th Army \- Miao Chen-liu
* 111th Division - Chang En-tuo
* 112th Division - Hou Shou-yi
* 89th Army \- Han Teh-chin (concurrent)
* 33rd Division - Han Teh-chin (concurrent)
* 117th Division - Li Shou-wei[6]
* attached Kiangsu Peace Preservation Units
* 26th Group Army \- Hsu Yuan-chuan (concurrent)
* 10th Army \- Hsu Yuan-chuan (concurrent)
* 41st Division - Ting Chih-pan
* 48th Division - Hsu Chi-wu
* 199th Division - Lo Shu-chia
* 27th Group Army \- Yang Sen
* 20th Army \- Yang Sen (concurrent)
* 133rd Division - Yang Han-yu
* 134th Division - Yang Han-chung
* 3rd Corps \- Pang Bingxun
* 40th Army \- Pang Bingxun (concurrent)
* 39th Division - Ma Fa-wu
* 19th Corps \- Feng Chi-an
* 77th Army \- Feng Chi-an (concurrent)
* 37th Division - Chia Chien-hsi
* 179th Division - Ho Chi-feng
* 132nd Division - Wang Chang-hai
* 20th Corps \- Tang Enbo
* 52nd Army \- Kuan Lin-cheng
* 2nd Division - Cheng Tung-kuo[r]
* 25th Division - Chang Yao-ming[r]
* 85th Army \- Wang Chung-lien
* 4th Division - Chen Ta-ching[r]
* 89th Division - Division - Hsueh-chung
* 110th Division - Chang Chen
* 27th Corps \- Chang Tse-chung
* 59th Army \- Chang Tse-chung (concurrent) [From 1st War area Jan. 1938]
* 38th Division - Huang Wei-kang
* 180th Division - Liu Chen-san
* 9th Division - Chang Teh-shun Must be a different Division, the 9th is below with 2nd Corps.
* 13th Cav. Brigade - Yao Ching-chuan
* 2nd Army \- Li Yen-nien
* 3rd Division - Li Yu-tang
* 9th Division - Li Yen-nien (concurrent)
* 22nd Army \- Tan Tao-yuan
* 50th Division - Chen Kuang-yu
* 46th Army \- Fan Sung-pu
* 28th Division - Tung Chao
* 49th Division - Chou Shih-mein
* 92nd Division - Huang Kuo-liang
* 51st Army \- Yu Hsueh-chung
* 113th Division - Chao Kuang-lieh
* 114th Division - Mu Chung-heng
* 60th Army \- Lu Han
* 182nd Division - An En-fu
* 183rd Division - Kao Kyin-huai
* 184th Division - Chang Chung
* 68th Army \- Liu Ju-ming
* 119th Division - Li Chin-tien
* 143rd Division - Li Tseng-chih
* 69th Army \- Shih Yu-san
* 181st Division - Shih Yu-san (concurrent)
* New 6th Division - Kao Shu-hsun
* 75th Army \- Shih Yu-san
* 6th Division - Shih Yu-san (concurrent)
* 93rd Division - Kan Li-chu
* 92nd Army \- Li Hsien-chou
* 13th Division - Wu Liang-shen
* 21st Division - Li Hsien-chou (concurrent)
* 95th Division - Lo Chi
* 104th Division - Wang Wen-yen
* 115 Division?
* 1st Regt. 1st Arty. Bde.
* 4th, 5th,6th and 7th Art. Regt.

### Airforce

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1st Air Route Command (ARC)

* Headquarters at Nanchang
* 4th Pursuit Group based at Hankou - Mao Ying-Chu
* 21st Pursuit Squadron - Captain Teng Ming-Teh
* 22nd Pursuit Squadron - Zhang Wei-Hua
* Curtiss Hawk III
* 23rd Pursuit Squadron - Liu Chung-Wu
* Polikarpov I-15bis
* 24th Pursuit Squadron - Zhang Zhun
* Curtiss Hawk III

3rd Air Route Command

* Headquarters at Sian
* 17th Pursuit Squadron
* I-15bis based at Sian
* 25th Pursuit Squadron
* I-15bis based at Sian
* 3rd Pursuit Group \- Lt. Colonel Wu Yu-Liu
* based at Hsaio Kan
* 7th Pursuit Squadron - Xiang Yung
* I-15bis
* 8th Pursuit Squadron -
* I-15bis

### Sources

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