Order of Battle: Battle of Changde

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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Changde (early November – late December 1943), of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Japan

Japanese order of battle, from end of October 1943.[1][2]

11th Army - Lt. General Isamu Yokoyama

  • 3rd Division - Lt. Gen. Mitsuo Yamamoto [3][4]
    • 3rd Infantry Brigade Group
      • 6th Infantry Regiment
      • 68th Infantry Regiment
      • 34th Infantry Regiment
    • 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
    • 3rd Cavalry Regiment
    • 3rd Engineer Regiment
    • 3rd Transport Regiment
  • 13th Division - Lt. Gen. Tsutomu Akashika [3][4]
    • 13th Infantry Brigade Group
      • 65th Infantry Regiment
      • 104th Infantry Regiment
      • 116th Infantry Regiment
    • 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
    • 17th Cavalry Regiment
    • 13th Engineer Regiment
    • 13th Transport Regiment
  • 32nd Division (part) - Lt. Gen. Yoshio Ishii [3][4]
    • 32nd infantry Brigade Group:
      • 210th Infantry Regiment
      • 211th Infantry Regiment
      • 212th Infantry Regiment
    • 32nd Recon Regiment
    • 32nd Field Artillery Regiment
    • 32nd Transport Regiment
    • 32nd Transport Regiment
  • 34th Division (part) - Lt. Gen. Takeo Ban [3][4]
    • 34th infantry Brigade Group:
      • 216th Infantry Regiment
      • 217th Infantry Regiment
      • 218th Infantry Regiment
    • 34th Recon Regiment
    • 34th Field Artillery Regiment
    • 24th Transport Regiment
    • 34th Transport Regiment
  • 39th Division - Lt. Gen. Raishiro Sumida [3][4]
    • 39th Infantry Brigade Group:
      • 231st Infantry Regiment
      • 232nd Infantry Regiment
      • 233rd Infantry Regiment
    • 39th Recon Regiment
    • 39th Field Artillery Regiment
    • 39th Military Engineer Regiment
    • 39th Transport Regiment
  • 40th Division (part) - Lt. Gen. Seiichi Aoki [3][4]
    • 40th Infantry Brigade group:
      • 234th Infantry Regiment
      • 235th Infantry Regiment
      • 236th Infantry Regiment
    • 40th Cavalry Regiment
    • 40th Mountain Arrtillery Regiment
    • 40th Military Engineer Regiment
    • 40th Transport Regiment
  • 68th Division - Lt. Gen. Tamejin Sakuma [3][4]
    • 57th Infantry Brigade:
      • 61st Independent Infantry Battalion
      • 62nd Independent Infantry Battalion
      • 63rd Independent Infantry Battalion
      • 64th Independent Infantry Battalion
    • 58th Infantry Brigade:
      • 65th Independent Infantry Battalion
      • 115th Independent Infantry Battalion
      • 116th Independent Infantry Battalion
      • 117th Independent Infantry Battalion
    • Labor troops
    • Signal communication unit
    • Transport team
  • 116th Division - Lt. Gen. Hiroshi Iwanaga [3][4]
    • 116th Infantry Brigade Group
      • 109th Infantry Regiment
      • 120th Infantry Regiment
      • 133rd Infantry Regiment
    • 122nd Field Artillery regiment
    • 116th Military Engineer Regiment
    • 116th Transport Regiment
  • 17th Independent Mixed Brigade (part) - Lt. Gen. Kenichi Kishigawa [3][4]
    • 87th, Infantry Battalion
    • 88th Infantry Battalion
    • 89 th Infantry Battalion
    • 90th Infantry Battalion
    • 91st Infantry Battalion
    • Independent Artillery Troops
    • Independent Labor Troops
    • Independent signal communication unit
  • 100 motorboats and junks.

Airforce:?

China

Chinese order of battle as of end of October 1943.[1]

National Military Council

Airforce: 100 bombers and fighters

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai (1971) History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung. Chung Wu Publishing. pp.412-416, Map 38
  2. ↑ 抗日战争时期的侵华日军序列沿革 (Japanese army that invaded China)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Generals from Japan
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Axis History Forum: Battle of Changde
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