Order of Battle January 28 Incident

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This is an Order of Battle for January 28 Incident. The Order of Battle is of the First Shanghai Incident, Battle of Shanghai 1932. This was a brief war between the armies of the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan that occurred prior to the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Japan

Shanghai Expeditionary Army - General Yoshinori Shirakawa

  • Lieutenant General Kanichiro Tashiro - Chief of Staff
  • Army Troops:
    • Mixed Regiment Medium Artillery -
      • 3 Batteries 150mm Howitzers, 12 guns, horse drawn.
      • 2 Batteries 100mm guns, 8 guns, horse drawn.
  • Army Air Service:
    • 3 Bomber Squadrons
    • 1 Pursuit Squadron (Nieuports)
    • 1 Reconnaissance Squadron
  • 24th Mixed Brigade - Major General Kumaya Shimomoto
    • 2nd Battalion / 14th Infantry Regiment
    • 1st Battalion / 24th Infantry Regiment
    • 1st Battalion / 46th Infantry Regiment
    • 1st Battalion / 48th Infantry Regiment
    • 2nd Battalion / 3rd Independent Mountain Gun Regiment
    • 2nd Company / 18th Engineer Battalion
  • 9th Division - Lieutenant General Kenkichi Ueda
    • 2nd Independent Tank Company - Captain Shigemi
      • 5 Type 89 Medium Tanks, 10 Renault NC27 Tanks
    • Cavalry Detachment
    • Battalion 150mm Howitzers
    • Heavy Siege Gun Unit, (6 150mm Mortars)
    • 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
  • 11th Division - Lieutenant General Tokutarou Koutou
    • 10th Infantry Brigade
      • 12th Infantry Regiment
      • 22nd Infantry Regiment
    • 22nd Infantry Brigade
      • 43rd Infantry Regiment
      • 44th Infantry Regiment
    • 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment
    • 11th Cavalry Regiment
    • 11th Engineer Regiment
    • 11th Army Service Detachment
  • 14th Division - Lieutenant General Naosuke Matsuki
    • 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 Battalion of Army Service Corps

3rd Fleet - Vice Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura

  • 1st Koku-sentai (Carrier Division) - ?
  • Shanghai SNLF (Captain Samejima) *[2000men]
    • 1st Battalion (Including Sasebo 1st SNLF)
    • 2nd Battalion (Former Kure 1st SNLF)
    • 3rd Battalion (Former Sasebo 2nd SNLF)
    • 4th Battalion (Former Sasebo 3rd SNLF)
    • 5th Battalion (Former Yokosuka 1st SNLF)
    • 7th Battalion (Former Yokosuka 2nd SNLF)
  • Armed reservists and Ronin, agents 3000 men [2],[3]

Total Naval forces in Shanghai 5000 men [4]

Notes:

  • [1] SNLF units were sent after the Incident happened. 2000men
  • [2] Armed reservists, in civilian clothes distinguished by a brassard. [Est 2800-2900men]
  • [3] Ronin, agents in civilian clothes. [Est 100-200men]
  • [4]! Feb 4th strength of about 5,000 men
  • @ from http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/japan_kuro-iwa.htm

China

Shanghai Front - General Cai Tingkai

  • 19th Route Army - Lieutenant General Jiang Guangnai
    • 60th Division - Major General Sheng Guanghan
      • 119th Brigade
      • 120th Brigade
    • 61st Division - Lieutenant General Mao Weishou
      • 121st Brigade
      • 122nd Brigade
    • 78th Division - Lieutenant General Shu Zu-nien
      • 155th Brigade
      • 156th Brigade
  • 3 Chinese armored trains (500men)
  • Woosung Forts Garrison (2,000 men)
  • 5th Army - General Zhang Zhizhong
    • 87th Division - Lieutenant General Lau Ching-yueh
      • 174th Brigade
      • 175th Brigade
    • 88th Division - Lieutenant General Yu Jishi
      • 176th Brigade
      • 177th Brigade
    • Independent Brigade - Major General Wang Ken

Notes:

  • Woosung Forts harassed vessels with machine-gun fire.
  • Chinese armored trains patrolled the Woosung Railroad line (500men)

Sources

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