# Battle of Changsha (1939) order of battle

The Battle of Changsha (1939) (September 17, 1939 – October 6, 1939) was an unsuccessful attempt by Japan to take the city of Changsha, China, during the second Sino-Japanese War.
The Japanese forces comprised 100,000 troops in 6 Divisions, in addition to many river-going vessels. The Chinese defenders numbered 160,000 troops in 5 Army Groups, 1 Army, and 7 Corps.

## Japan

Japan (Early September 1939)
11th Army - Yasuji Okamura
* 6th Division - Lt. Gen. Shiro Inaba
** 11th Infantry Brigade
*** 13th Infantry Regiment
*** 47th Infantry Regiment
** 36th Infantry Brigade
*** 45th Infantry Regiment
*** 23rd Infantry Regiment
** 6th Field Artillery Regiment
** 6th Cavalry Regiment
** 6th Engineer Regiment
** 6th Transport Regiment
* 106th Division - Lt. Gen. Ryotaro Nakai
** 111th Infantry Brigade
*** 113th Infantry Regiment
*** 147th Infantry Regiment
** 136th Infantry Brigade
*** 125th Infantry Regiment
*** 145th Infantry Regiment
** 106th Field Artillery Regiment
** 106th Cavalry Regiment
** 106th Engineer Regiment
** 106th Transport Regiment
* 33rd Division - Lt. Gen. Shigetaro Amakasu
** 33rd infantry Brigade Group:
*** 213th Infantry Regiment
*** 214th Infantry Regiment
*** 215th Infantry Regiment
** 33rd Recon Regiment
** 33rd Mountain Artillery Regiment
** 33rd Military Engineer Regiment
** 33rd Transport Regiment
* 13th Division - Gen. Shizuichi Tanaka
** Nara Detachment of 13th Division - Major Gen. Akira Nara
*** 26th Infantry Brigade - Major Gen. Akira Nara
**** 58th Infantry Regiment
**** 116th Infantry Regiment
** With elements of:
*** 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
*** 17th Cavalry Regiment
*** 13th Engineer Regiment
*** 13th Transport Regiment
* 3rd Division - Lt. Gen. Shinichi Fujita
** Uemura Detachment of 3rd Division - Major Gen. Mikio Uemura
*** 29th Infantry Brigade - Major Gen. Mikio Uemura
**** 18th Infantry Regiment
**** 34th Infantry Regiment
** With elements of:
*** 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
*** 3rd Cavalry Regiment
*** 3rd Engineer Regiment
*** 3rd Transport Regiment
* 101st Division - Yaheta Saito, s/b Lt. Gen. Masatoshi Saito
** 101st Infantry Brigade
*** 101st Infantry Regiment
*** 149th Infantry Regiment
** 102nd Infantry Brigade
*** 103rd Infantry Regiment
*** 157th Infantry Regiment
** 101st Field Artillery Regiment
** 101st Cavalry Regiment
** 101st Engineer Regiment
** 101st Transport Regiment
Naval Forces:
China Area Fleet
* 11th Sentai
* 13th Gunboat Unit
* Shanghai SNLF (a detachment)
* 4th Guard Unit
Notes:
* Naval forces were involved an opposed landing at the mouth of the Mi-lo River on the Hsiang River "enemy marines, elements of 3rd Division (Uemura Column /29th Bde), scores of ships and more than a 100 motor boats." Troops are identified on map 17 as the Muragami Column.

## China

(Early September 1939)
9th War Area - Chen Cheng
* 19th Group Army - Lo Cho-ying
** 32nd Army - Sun Ken-tang
*** 139th Division - Li Chao-ying
*** 141st Division - Tang Yung-hang
** 49th Army - Liu Tuo-chuan
*** 105th Division - Wang Tieh-han
*** 9th Reserve Division - Chang Yen-chuan
* 1st Group Army - Lu Han
** 58th Army - Sun Tu
*** New 10th Division - Liu Cheng-fu
*** New 11th Division - Lu Tao-yuan
** 60th Army - An En-pu
*** 183rd Division - Li Chao-ying
*** 184th Division - Wan Pao-pang
** 2nd Advance Column - ?
*** 6th Kiangsi Preservation Regiment
* 30th Group Army - Wang Ling-chi
** 78th Army - Hsia Shou-hsun
*** New 13th Division - Liu Juo-pi
*** New 16th Division - Wu Shao-chuan
** 72nd Army - Han Chuan-pu
*** New 14th Division - Chen Liang-chi
*** New 15th Division - Fu-yi
** Hupei Hunan Border Area Advance Force - Fan Sung-pu
*** 8th Army - Li Yu-tang
**** 3rd Division - Chao His-tien
**** 197th Division - Ting Ping-chun
*** 3rd Advance Column - Chung Shih-pan
**** 4th Kiangsi Preservation Regiment - Cheng Chih-ching
**** 5th Kiangsi Preservation Regiment - Chung Shih-pan
**** 9th Kiangsi Preservation Regiment - Hsu Pu-chih
*** 1st Advance Column - Kung Ho-chung
**** Hupei Peace Preservation Regiment - Pi Tsung-yung
* 27th Group Army - Yang Sen
** 20th Army - Yang Han-yu
*** 133rd Division - Li Chao-ying
*** 134th Division - Yang Kan-tsai
* 15th Group Army - Kuan Lin-cheng [acting]
** 52nd Army - Chang Yao-ming
*** 2nd Division - Chao Kung-wa
*** 25th Division - Chang Han-chu
*** 195th Division - Chin Yi-chih
** 37th Army - Chen Pei
*** 60th Division - Liang Chung-chiang
*** 95th Division - Lo Chi
** 79th Army - Hsia Chu-chung
*** 98th Division - Wang Chia-pen
*** 82nd Division - Lo Chi-chiang
*** 140th Division - Li Tang
* 20th Group Army - Shang Chen, Dep:Huo Kuei-chang
** Tung-ting Garrison - Huo Kuei-chang
*** 53rd Army - Chou Fu-cheng
**** 116th Division - Chao Sao-tsung *
**** 130th Division - Chu Hung-hsun *
*** 54th Army - Chen Lieh
**** 14th Division - Chueh Han-chien
**** 50th Division - Chang Chun *
**** 23rd Division - Sheng Feng-yao
** 87th Army - Chou Hsiang-chu
*** 43rd Division - Chin Teh-yang
*** 198th Division - Wang Yu-ying
* 73rd Army - Peng Wei-jen
** 15th Division - Wang Chih-pin
** 77th Division - Liu Chi-ming
* 4th Army - Ou Chen
** 59th Division - Chang The-neng
** 90th Division - Chen Yung-chi
** 102nd Division - Po Hui-chang
* 70th Army - Li Chueh
** 90th Division - Tang Po-yin
** 107th Division - Tuan Heng *
* New 6th Army - Chen Chiu-cheng
** 5th Division - Tai Chi-tao *
** 6th Division - Lung Yun-fei *
* 74th Army - Wang Yao-wu
** 51st Division - Li Tien-hsia
** 57th Division - Shih Chung-cheng
** 58th Division - Chen Shih
* 5th Army - Tu Yu-ming
** 1st Honor Division - Cheng Tung-kao
** 200th Division - Tai An-lan *
** New 12th Division- Chiu Ching-chuan
* 99th Army - Fu Chang-fang
** 92nd Division - Liang Han-ming *
** 76th Division - Wang Ling-yun *
** 11th Division - Yey Pei-kao
Notes:
* * Uncommitted to battle in the campaign.