# Battle of Xuzhou order of battle

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

## Japan

The Japanese Order of battle

### 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/9th Infantry Regiment/16th Division
** One mountain gun company
** One engineer platoon
** and other support units

### 2nd Army

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

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

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
### Army

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

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