Order of battle for Campaign of Northern and Eastern Honan 1938

Order of battle for the Campaign of Northern and Eastern Honan 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Japan

North China Front Army - 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 of 9th Infantry Regiment
  • One mountain gun company
  • One engineer platoon
  • and other support units
• 1st Army - Kyoji Kotsuki
  • 14th Division - Kenji Doihara
    • 27th Infantry Brigade
      • 2nd Infantry Regiment
      • 59th Infantry Regiment
    • 28th Infantry Brigade
      • 15th Infantry Regiment
      • 50th Infantry Regiment
    • 20th Field Artillery Regiment
    • 18th Cavalry Regiment
    • 14th Engineer Regiment
    • 14th Transport Regiment
  • 108th Division - Kumaya Shimomoto
    • 25th Infantry Brigade
      • 117th Infantry Regiment
      • 132nd Infantry Regiment
    • 104th Infantry Brigade
      • 52nd Infantry Regiment
      • 105th Infantry Regiment
    • 108th Field Artillery Regiment
    • 108th Cavalry Regiment
    • 108th Engineer Regiment
    • 108th Transport Regiment
• 2nd Army - Gen. Nishio
  • 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

China

China (Feb. 1938)

1st War Area - Cheng Chien

• Eastern Honan Army - Hsueh Yueh
  • 64th Corps - Li Han-huen
    • 155th Division - Chen Kung-hsin
    • 187th Division - Peng Ling-cheng
  • 74th Corps - Wang Yao-wu
    • 51st Division - Wang Yao-wu
    • 58th Division - Po Hui-chang
  • 8th Corps - Huang Chieh
    • 40th Division - Lo Li-jung
    • 102nd Division - Po Hui-chang
• 27th Corps - Kuei Yung-ching
  • 36th Division [g] - Chiang Fu-sheng
  • 46th Division - Li Liang-yung
• 17th Army - Hu Tsung-nan
  • 1st Corps - Li Tieh-chun
    • 1st Division - Li Tieh-chun
    • 78th Division - Li Wen
• 3rd Army Group - Sun Tung-hsuan
  • 12th Corps - Sun Tung-hsuan
    • 20th Division - Chang Tse-ming
    • 22nd Division - Ku Liang-min
    • 81st Division - Chan Shu-tang
  • 55th Corps - Tsao Fu-lin
    • 29th Division - Tsao Fu-lin
    • 74th Division - Li Han-chang
• 20th Army - Shang Chen
  • 32nd Corps - Shang Chen
    • 139th Division - Li Chao-ying
    • 141st Division - Sung Ken-tang
    • 142nd Division - Lu Chi
  • Salt Gabelle Brigade - Chian Chi-ke
  • 23rd Division - Li Pi-fan
• 71st Corps - Sung Hsi-lien
  • 87th Division [g] - Shen Fa-tsao
  • 88th Division [g] - Fung Mu-han
• 39th Corps - Liu Ho-ting
  • 34th Division - Kung Ping-fan
  • 56th Division - Liu Shang-chih
• 1st Army Group - Sung Che-yuan
  • 77th Corps - Feng Chih-an
    • 37th Division - Chang Ling-yun
    • 132nd Division - Wang Chang-hai
    • 179th Division - Ho Chi-feng
  • 69th Corps - Shih Yu-san
    • 181st Division - Shih Yu-san
    • New 9th Division - Kao Shu-hsun
  • 53rd Corps - Wan Fu-lin
    • 116th Division - Chao Fu-cheng
    • 130th Division - Chu Hung-hsun
• 91st Corps - Kao Tse-chu
  • 166th Division - Ma Li-wu
  • 45th Division - Liu Chin
• 90th Corps - Peng Chin-chih
  • 195th Division - Liang Kai
  • 196th Division - Liu Chao-huan
• New 8th Division - Chiang Tsai-chen
• 95th Division - Lo Chi
• 91st Division - Feng Chan-tsai
• New 35th Division - Wang Ching-tsai
• 61st Division - Chung Sung
• 106th Division - Shen Ke
• 109th Division - Li Shu-sen
• 94th Division - Chu Huai-ping
• 24th Division - Lin Ying
• 9th Reserve Division - Chang Yen-chuan
• 8th Reserve Division - Ling Chao-yao
• 28th Separate Brigade - Wu Hua-wen
• Hopei Militia - Chang Yin-wu
• Hopei Chahar Guerilla Commander - Sun Tien-ying
• 3rd Cavalry Corps - Cheng Ta-chang
  • 4th Cavalry Division - Chang The-shun
  • 9th Cavalry Division - Wang Chi-feng
• 14th Separate Cavalry Brigade - Chang Chan-kuei
• 2nd Brigade, New 1st Cavalry Division - Ma Lu
• 13th Cavalry Brigade - Yao Ching-chuan
• 6th Artillery Brigade - Huang Yung-an
• 10th Separate Artillery Brigade - Peng Meng-chi
• 5th Regiment, 1st Arty Brigade - Li Kang-yen
• 7th Separate Artillery Regiment - Chang Kuang-hou
• 9th Separate Artillery Regiment - Kuang Yu-ai

Notes:

• [g] Formerly German trained Divisions, badly mauled in the battles of Shanghai and Nanking they were no longer the elite formations they had once been.

Sources: [1] Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Pg.230 - 235. Map 9-2.