The following is the order of battle of the forces involved in the

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, during the opening stages of the

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Order of battle prior to August 13, 1937

China

National Revolutionary Army *Wusung – Shanghai Siege Area (Aug. 7 1937) *Nanking Shanghai Garrison –

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(50,000 men). : 36th Division –

Song Xilian Song Xilian (宋希濂; April 9, 1907－February 13, 1993) styled as Yin Guo, was born in Xikou, Xiangxiang County, Hunan Province. He graduated from the first class of the Huangpu Military Academy and was known as the "light of Huangpu." He was ...

: 87th Division – Wang Chingchin : 88th Division –

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:55th Division – Li Sungchan :56th Division – Liu Hoting (later Liu Shangchih) :57th Division – Yuan Chaochang :20th Sep. Bde – Gen. Chen Mienwu : : German trained Reorganized Divisions : Reorganized Divisions : *Shanghai City demilitarised on Chinese side according to ''Shanghai Ceasefire Agreement'' (1932) :*Wusong-Shanghai Garrison Units (Peace Preservation Corps) :

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Units (includes former aviators of various warlord air forces and Chinese-American Volunteers) * Zhoujiakou Airbase,

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– 4th Pursuit Group - Col.

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(21st, 22nd, 23rd Pursuit Squadrons). * Jurong Airbase,

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- 3rd Pursuit Group - Capt. Wong Pan-Yang (8th, 17th Pursuit Squadrons and 34th Provisional PS) - 5th Pursuit Group - Capt. Chan Kee-Wong (28th PS)

Japan

Imperial Japanese Navy 3rd Fleet : Admiral Hasegawa Kiyoshi * Flagship:

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(Izumo class armoured cruiser) * Notoro (seaplane tender) ** 8

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Reconnaissance float aircraft * 11th (Gunboat) Sentai - Rear Admiral Tanimoto Umataro ** Flagship: Yaeyama (minelayer) **

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(Gunboat) ** Katada (Gunboat) ** Sumida (Gunboat) ** Kuri (

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) ** Hozu (Gunboat) ** Futami (Gunboat) ** Kotaka (Gunboat) **

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(Gunboat) **

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(Gunboat **

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(Gunboat) **

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(Gunboat) * 8th (Cruiser) Sentai - Rear Admiral Nagumo ** Flagship: Kinu ** Natori ** Yura * 1st (Destroyer) Sentai - Rear Admiral Yoshida **

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- Rear Admiral Denshichi Okawachi :*1st Battalion - Lt. Cdr. Uroku Hashimoto :*2nd Battalion - Lt. Shigeshi Sano :*3rd Battalion - Lt. Shegeru Ito :*4th Battalion - Artillery unit, Disbanded at the outbreak of war, guns were dispersed to the infantry units. :*9th Battalion - Lt. Cdr. Torashige Tsukioka :Prior to hostilities: Total force (2,500 men) : *

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reinforcements as of 8/1/37 from 3rd Fleet :* 8th Sentai NLF :* 1st Destroyer Sentai NLF :* 3rd Destroyer Sentai NLF :* Izumo NLF : *Reservists and volunteers (5000 men) :*1st Reserve Infantry Regiment :*2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment :(Armed reservists were men in civilian clothes distinguished by a

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) : * Notes: : Third Fleet operated in Central and South China waters. : 11th Squadron evacuated Japanese civilians from the interior to Shanghai during July and early August.

Order of battle soon after August 13, 1937

China

National Revolutionary Army 3rd Military Region - Generalissimo

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(20 Aug 1937) Wusung – Shanghai Siege Area *9th Group Army - Gen.

:*36th Division - Gen.

:*56th Division - Gen. Liu Hoting :* 87th Division - Gen. Wang Chingchin :* 88th Division - Gen.

:*20th Separate Brigade - Gen. Chen Mienwu :*

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(part) - Gen Huei Yungching :*Wusong-Shanghai Garrison Units (Peace Preservation Corps) :*10th Heavy Artillery Regiment FH 18 L/32 150mm Howitzer:*3rd Artillery Regiment :*8th Artillery Regiment :*2 Heavy Mortar Units :*2 Anti-tank batteries :*1 Light Tank Battalion : Yangtse River Right Bank Garrison Sector *54th Army – Gen. Huo Kweichang :*11th Division – Gen. Peng Shan :*14th Division - Gen. Chen Lie :*67th Division - Gen. Huang Wei :*16th Artillery Regiment (under command of Siege Area) : Yangtse River Left Bank Garrison Sector *57th Army – Miao Chengliu :*111th Division – Gen. Chen Ento :*112th Division – Gen. Huo Shuoyi Hangchow Bay Left Bank Garrison Sector *8th Group Army – Gen.

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:*61st Division – Gen. Chung Sung :*62nd Division – Gen. Tao Liu :*55th Division – Gen. Li Sungshan :*57th Division – Gen. Yuan Shaochang :*45th Separate Brigade – Gen. Chan Luanchi :*2nd Artillery Regt. East Chekiang Garrison Sector *10th Group Army – Gen.

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:*16th Division – Gen. Peng Shungling :*63rd Division – Gen. Chen Kuangchung :*19th Division – Gen. Li Chue :*52nd Division – Gen. Lu Xinjung :*New 34th Division (128th Division) - Gen. Gu Chiachi :*37th Separate Brigade – Gen. Chen The-fa :*11th Provisional Brigade – Gen Chou Xiching :*12th Provisional Brigade – Gen. Li Kuochun :*13th Provisional Brigade – Gen. Yang Yungching : : German trained Reorganized Divisions : Reorganized Divisions : Chinese Air Force Units - includes former aviators of various warlord air forces plus Chinese-American Volunteers * Jianqiao Airbase,

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– 4th Pursuit Group - Col. Gao Zhihang (21st, 22nd, 23rd Pursuit Squadrons); Capt. Li Guidan assumed command of the 4th PG following Col. Gao's combat injuries sustained on 15 August, that put him out of action for two months. * Jurong Airbase, Nanjing, Jiangsu - 3rd Pursuit Group - Capt. Wong Pan-Yang (8th, 17th Pursuit Squadrons and 34th Provisional PS) - 5th Pursuit Group - Capt. Chan Kee-Wong (28th PS)

Japan

Imperial Japanese Navy : *Shanghai

- Rear Admiral Denshichi Okawachi :*1st Battalion :*2nd Battalion :*3rd Battalion :*4th Battalion :*9th Battalion *

reinforcements as of 1 Aug from 3rd Fleet :*8th Sentai NLF :*1st Destroyer Sentai NLF :*3rd Destroyer Sentai NLF :*Izumo NLF *Special Naval Landing Force reinforcements 18 - 19 Aug :*5th Battalion (Sasebo 1st SNLF, 16th Destroyer Division) :*6th Battalion (Kure 2nd SNLF) :*7th Battalion (Kure 1st SNLF) :*8th Battalion (Yokosuka 1st SNLF, 11th Sentai) : *Total Naval personnel 8/19/37 (5000 men) : *Reservists and volunteers (5000 men) :*1st Reserve Infantry Regiment :*2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment : (Armed reservists were men in civilian clothes distinguished by a brassard) : * Total force defending the settlement 10,000 men : Imperial Japanese Army : *Shanghai Expeditionary Force – Gen.

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(16 Aug 1937) :*5th Tank Battalion - Colonel Hosomi :: 32 Type 89 Medium Tanks, 15 Type 94 Tankettes :*7th Independent Machine Gun Battalion :*8th Independent Light Armor Company :*9th Independent Light Armor Company :*Independent Light Armor Company :*10th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment ::*24 Type 4 150mm Howitzers :*4th Army Mortar Battalion ::*150mm mortars (1887) aki/PWf:*Field Operations Anti-aircraft Artillery 3 platoons :*Field Air Defense Team 3rd Battery :*8th Independent Army Engineer Regiment :*6th Independent Air Squadron :*Shanghai Dispatch Signal Unit :*5th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade ::*48 150mm Howitzers :*6th Independent heavy artillery Brigade ::*13th Field Heavy Artillery Regiments, 24 Type 4 15cm Howitzers ::*14th Field Heavy Artillery Regiments, 24 Type 4 15cm Howitzers :*Army Logistics Depot : * 3rd Division - Lt. Gen. Fujita (Landed on Aug. 23rd) :*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 : * 11th Division - Lt. Gen. Yamamuro (Landed on Aug. 23rd) :*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 Transport Regiment : * 101st Division - Lt. Gen. Ito (Arrived Sept 7-16, Landed on Sep. 22nd) :* 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 : * 9th Division - Lt. Gen. Yoshizumi (Landed on Sep. 27th) :*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. Ogisu (reinforcements late Aug., Landed on Oct. 1st) :*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

Later forces

Chinese forces after late September, 1937

National Revolutionary Army 3rd War Area - Generalisimo Chiang Kai-skek (after late Sept. 1937) : *Right Wing Force - General

:*8th Group Army - General Zhang Fakui ::*28th Army - Tao Kuang :::*62nd Division – Tao Kuang :::*63rd Division – Chen Kuangchung ::*55th Division – Li Sungchan ::*45th Separate Brigade – Chang Luanchi ::*Artillery Btn., Training Div. :*10th Group Army -

::*11th Reserve Division – Hu –Ta ::*128th Division – Ku Chiachi ::*45th Division – Tai Minchuan ::*52nd Division – Lu Xinjung ::*11th Temporary Brigade – Chou Xiching ::*12th Temporary Brigade – Li Kuochun ::*37th Separate Brigade - Chen Thefa ::*Guard Regiment – ? ::*Ningpo Defense Commander – Wan Kaolan : *Central Force Gen.

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:* 9th Group Army - Zhu Shaoliang ::* 72nd Army –

:::*88th Division – Sun Yuanliang :::*Peace Preservation Group :::*1st Regiment, 20th Separate Brigade ::*78th Army –

:::*36th Division – Song Xilian ::*71st Army – Wang Chingchin :::*87th Division – Wang Chingchin ::*8th Army – Huang Chie :::*61st Division – Chung Sung :::*Salt Gabelle Division – Huang Chie ::*3rd Division –

Li Yutang Li Yutang () was a KMT general from Guangrao County, Shandong. Li Yutang was a prominent member of the Hong Kong branch of the Tongmenghui (Chinese Revolutionary Alliance) in the late Qing dynasty.::*18th Division – Chu Yao-hua ::*Shanghai Garrison Command - Yang Hu ::*1st Battalion 3rd Regiment, 2nd Artillery Brigade ::*2 Heavy Mortar Units ::*2 Anti-tank batteries ::*1 Light tank Battalion *21st Group Army - Liao Lei :*1st Army –

Hu Zongnan Hu Zongnan (; 16 May 1896 – 14 February 1962), courtesy name Shoushan (壽山), was a Chinese general in the National Revolutionary Army and then the Republic of China Army. Together with Chen Cheng and Tang Enbo, Hu, a native of Z ...

::*1st Division - Li Tiechun ::*32nd Division - Wang Xiushen ::*78th Division - Li Wen :*48th Army – Wei Yunsung ::*173rd Division - Huo Weichen ::*174th Division - Wang Tsanpin ::*176th Division - Ou Shounien :*171st Division – Yang Cunchang :*19th Division – Li Chue :*16th Division - Peng Sungling : *Left Wing Force - General

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:*19th Group Army –

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::*66th Army –

Ye Zhao Ye Zhao () was a KMT general from Guangdong. He graduated from the Baoding Military Academy in 1919. In 1937, he fought at the Battle of Shanghai. During the Nationalist withdrawal from Shanghai, Ye obtained a set of used peasant clothes from a de ...

:::*159th Division – Tan Sui :::*160th Division – Ye Zhao ::*75th Army – Chao Ai :::*6th Division – Chao Ai ::*2nd Army – Li Yannian :::*9th Division – Li Yannian ::*25th Army – Wan Yaohuang :::*13th Division – Wan Yaohuang ::*20th Army –

Yang Sen Yang Sen (; 20 February 1884 – 15 May 1977) was a warlord and general of the Sichuan clique who had a long military career in China. Although he was a provincial warlord, he loyally served Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang (KMT) government, ...

:::*133rd Division – Yang Hanyu :::*134th Division – Yang Hanchung ::*69th Army – Yuan Chaochang :::*57th Division – Yuan Chaochang :*15th Group Army –

Luo Zhuoying Luo Zhuoying (; 19 March 1896 – 6 November 1961) was a Republic of China General (二級上將). He was active during the Second Sino-Japanese War and was later the Governor of Guangdong. Military career *1937 Commander in Chief 15th Army Group ...

::*44th Division – Chen Yung ::*16th Artillery Regiment ::*16th Corps – Luo Zhuoying :::*18th Army - Luo Zhuoying ::::*60th Division - Chen Pei ::::*11th Division - Peng Shan ::::*67th Division - Huag Wei :::*54th Army - Huo Kueichang ::::*14th Division - Chen Lie ::::*98th Division - Hisa Chuchung :::*74th Army - Yu Chishi ::::*51st Division -

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::::*58th Division - Yu Chishih :::*39th Army – Liu Ho-ting ::::*34th Separate Brigade. – Lo Chichiang ::::*56th Division - Liu Shangchih :::*4th Army – Wu Chi-wei ::::*90th Division – Ou Chen :::*73rd Army – Wang Tungyuan ::::*15th Division – Wang Chihpin ::*15th Corps – Liu Xing :::*102 Division - Po Huichang :::*103 Division - Ho Chihchung :::*53 Division - Li Yunheng :::*23 Division - Li Pifan ::*57th Army – Miao Chengliu :::*111th Division - Chang Entuo :::*112th Division - Huo Shouyi *River Defence Forces - Gen. Liu Xing :*Chiangyin Fortress Command - Xu Kang :*Chenchiang Fortress Command - Lin Xienyang :*2nd Regiment Kiangsu Peace Preservation Force :*1st Battalion 8th Artillery Regiment :*11th Corps -

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::*40th Division - Liu Peixu ::*33rd Division - Ma Xingxien :*12th Corps - Chang Fang ::*76th Division - Wang Lingyun ::*43rd Army - Kuo Jutung :::*26th Div. - Liu Yuching :*1st Battalion 3rd Artillery Regiment :*4th Artillery Regiment :*1st Battalion 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment FH 18 L/32 150mm How: :Notes: : German trained Reorganized Divisions: : Reorganized Divisions

Japanese forces from October 29, 1937

Imperial Japanese Army Central China Front Army – Gen. Iwane Matsui : (was formed on Oct. 29th 1937 to coordinate the Shanghai Expeditionary Army and :the 10th Army.) : * Shanghai Expeditionary Force - Gen. Iwane Matsui, :*See previous order of battle : :*16th Division – Gen. Kesao Nakashima (from N. China Nov 12/37, landed at Pai mao kou) ::*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 : :*Shigeto Detachment - Major Gen. Shigeto (arrived Sept 7-16 from Formosa) ::*Regiment sized, was later expanded into the Formosa Mixed Brigade. Nov 12/37, landed at Pai mao kou) : :* ? Manchukuoan Brigade - Li Chung-shan (arrived Sept. 7-16) :* ? Manchukuoan Brigade - Yu Chih-shan (arrived Sept. 7-16) : *10th Army – Major Gen. Heisuke Yamagawa (Nov. 5th landing at Chin shan wei) :*9th Independent Light Armor Company aki/ PWf:*2nd Independent Mountain Gun Regiment aki/ PWf:*6th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade DF aki/ PWf::*13th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, 24 Type 4 15cm Howitzers ::*14th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, 24 Type 4 15cm Howitzers : :*6th Division - Lt. Gen. Tani ::*11th Infantry Brigade :::* 13th Infantry Regiment :::*47th Infantry Regiment ::*36th Infantry Brigade :::*23rd Infantry Regiment :::*45th Infantry Regiment ::*6th Field Artillery Regiment ::*6th Cavalry Regiment ::*6th Engineer Regiment ::*6th Transport Regiment : :*18th Division - Lt. Gen. Ushijima ::*23rd Infantry Brigade :::*55th Infantry Regiment :::*56th Infantry Regiment ::*35th Infantry Brigade :::*114th Infantry Regiment :::*124th Infantry Regiment ::*18th Mountain Artillery Regiment ::*22nd Cavalry Battalion ::*12th Engineer Regiment ::*12th Transport Regiment : :*114th Division - Lt. Gen. 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 : :* Kunizaki Detachment - Gen. Kunisaki (from North China) ::*9th Infantry Brigade/5th Division :::*11th Infantry Regiment :::*41st Infantry Regiment ::*with elements of: :::5th Mountain Artillery Regiment :::5th Cavalry Regiment :::5th Engineer Regiment :::5th Transport Regiment

Sources

* Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Pg. 200 - 214, Map 7. * Jowett, Phillip S., Rays of The Rising Sun, Armed Forces of Japan’s Asian Allies 1931-45, Volume I: China & Manchuria, 2004. Helion & Co. Ltd., 26 Willow Rd., Solihull, West Midlands, England.
Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45
* History of the Frontal War Zone in the Sino-Japanese War, published by Nanjing University Press. ** German trained Reorganized Divisions: 3rd, 6th, 9th, 14th, 36th, 87th, 88th, and the Training Division of the Central Military Academy. Also the "Tax Police" regiment (equivalent of a division) under T.V. Soong's Ministry of Finance, later converted to the New 38th Division during the war, were German armed and trained by German officers. ** Reorganized Divisions were the other 12 other Divisions with Chinese arms on the reorganized model with 2 German advisors: 2nd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 25th, 27th, 57th, 67th, 80th, 83rd, 89th Division * Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 vols Allentown, PA: 1981.

External links

Monograph 144 Chapter II

Taki’s IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY PAGE

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