The Japanese and Manchukuoan order of battle for Operation Nekka was:

Japan

Kwangtung Army Jehol Operation Force - Field Marshal Baron

Nobuyoshi Muto Nobuyoshi (written: 信吉, 信芳, 信義, 信喜, 信由, 経惟) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese photographer and artist *, Japanese chief executive *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese com ...

, * 6th Division (11th & 36th Infantry Brigades) - Lt. Gen. Sakamoto * 8th Division (4th & 16th Infantry Brigades) - Lt. Gen. Nishi * 14th Mixed Brigade / 7th Division - Major Gen. Hattori * 33rd Mixed Brigade / 10th Division - Major Gen. Nakamura * 4th Cavalry Brigade - Major Gen. Mogi * 1st Special Tank Company - Captain Hyakutake ** 11 x Type 89 Medium Tank ** 2 x Type 92 Combat Cars Manchukuo Imperial Army Manchukuoan Force 42,000 menGuo Rugui -

Zhang Haipeng Zhang Haipeng (, Hepburn: ''Chō Kaihō''; 1867–1949), was a Chinese Northeastern Army general, who went over to the Japanese during the Invasion of Manchuria and became a general in the Manchukuo Imperial Army of the State of Manchuria. Bio ...

Jowett pg.25 Manchukuoan units with the Japanese Northern Column 10,000 men * Taoliao Army - Zhang Haipeng (concurrent) ** 7 Detachments( at least 2 are cavalry brigades) * National Foundation Army (Manchukuo Preparatory 2nd Corps) - Zheng Guorui ** 3 Detachments Manchukuoan units with the Japanese Eastern Column 15,000 men * National Protection Army (Fengtian Province Garrison Corps) -

Yu Zhishan Yu Zhishan (; Hepburn: ''U Shizan''; 1882 – May 1951), was a military officer under the Beiyang Government and the Fengtian clique, subsequently becoming a cabinet minister in the Empire of Manchukuo. Biography A native of Liaoning Province, ...

Jowett pg.40 * 1st Brigade of the Guard Corps (

Manchukuo Imperial Guards The Manchukuo Imperial Guards (, ja, しんえいたい, translit=Shin'eitai) were an elite unit of the Manchukuo armed forces created in 1933. It was charged with the protection of the Kangde Emperor, the imperial household, and senior members ...

) -

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* National Salvation Army (about 10,000 men) - Li Jizhun

China

5th Army Group - Commander in chief

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(governor of

Rehe Rehe (), also romanized as Jehol, was a former Chinese special administrative region and province. Administration Rehe was north of the Great Wall, west of Manchuria, and east of Mongolia. Its capital and largest city was Chengde. The second ...

) *55th Army - Tang Yulin ** 36th Division - Tang Yulin, at Beipiao, ** 36th Cavalry Regiment - Shao Benliang, at

Beipiao Beipiao () is a city in Chaoyang prefecture, Liaoning province, in Northeast China. It has a population of 202,807. The main industry in the area is coal mining. With vertical shafts of almost 1000m, these are some of the deepest coal mines in C ...

, Chaoyang, Zhuluke and Jianping. Shao defected to the Japanese. ** 31st Brigade - ?, at Heishuizhen-

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** Reserve Regiment - ?, at

Pingquan Pingquan () is a county-level city of northeastern Hebei province, China, bordering Liaoning province to the east. It has a population of 470,000 residing in an area of . It is a centre of trade and business, and gold and silver are mined nearby. ...

Chengde Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated about 225 km northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace formerly used by t ...

** 36th Artillery Regiment - ?, near Pingzhen ** 1st Cavalry Brigade - ?, at Qinglianggou ** 9th Cavalry Brigade - Cui Xingwu, at

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. Cui defected to the Japanese. ** 10th Cavalry Brigade - ?, at

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6th Army Group -

Zhang Zuoxiang Zhang Zuoxiang,(张作相) (1881 – 7 May 1949) was an important member of the Fengtian clique and general in the Fengtian Army. Zhang Zuoxiang was born in 1881 in Jinzhou, western Fengtian (now Liaoning), China. A loyal follower of Zhang Zu ...

(former governor of

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)* * 41st Army -

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** 117th Brigade - Ding Ting, at Haladaokou, east of

. ** 118th Brigade - Liu Yueting, to the north of Chifeng ** Reinforced 1st Brigade - Xing Yuchou, to the north of Chifeng *

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Feng Zhanhai Feng Zhanhai (, 6 November 1899 – 14 September 1963), or Feng Chan-hai, was one of the leaders of the volunteer armies resisting the Japanese and the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeast China. Feng was born on November 6, 1899. At eightee ...

, to the north of Chifeng ** 10th Cavalry Division - Deng Wen ** 11th Cavalry Division - Tan Zixin ** 12th Cavalry Division - Wu Songlin ** 21st Cavalry Brigade - Guo Fenglai ** 1st Infantry Brigade - Tang Zhongxin 4th Army Group -

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* (former chairman of

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) * 53rd Army - Wan Fulin ** 130th Division - Zhu Hongxun, at Yebaishou -

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** 119th Division - Sun Dequan,

–

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** 129th Division - Wang Yongsheng,

– Sanshijia ** 116th Division - Miao Chengliu, Lamadong – Yiyuankou ** 106th Division - Shen Ke, Daordeng – Tangdaohe ** 11th Artillery Regiment,

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** 108th Division - Yang Zhengzhi, East of Lingnan on February 27

Notes

Sources

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* Jowett, Phillip J., ''Rays of the Rising Sun Vol 1.'', Helion & Co. Ltd. 2004. * {{cite book, title=中国抗日战争正面战场作战记 , language= , trans-title=China's Anti-Japanese War Combat Operations, chapter= 第二部分：从“九一八”事变到西安事变榆关热河失守 {{! Shanhai Pass and Jehol falls into enemy handsauthor= Guo Rugui, editor-in-chief Huang Yuzhang, publisher=Jiangsu People's Publishing House, date=2005-07-01, url=http://www.wehoo.net/book/wlwh/a30012/04565.htm Jehol Jehol