Japanese Forces, Battle of Chekiang-Kiangsi, Late April 1942

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Japanese Forces Battle of Chekiang-Kiangsi Late April 1942 China Expeditionary Forces: Shunroku Hata 13th Corps (Eastern Chekiang): Shigero Sawada 15th Division 51st Infantry Regiment 60th Infantry Regiment 67th Infantry Regiment 21st Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns) 15th Engineer Regiment 15th Signal Unit 15th Transport Regiment 22nd Division 84th Infantry Regiment 85th Infantry Regiment 86th Infantry Regiment 22nd Infantry Group Tankette Company 52nd Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns) 22nd Engineer Regiment 22nd Signal Unit 22nd Transport Regiment 32nd Division 210th Infantry Regiment 211th Infantry Regiment 212th Infantry Regiment 32nd Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns) 32nd Engineer Regiment 32nd Signal Unit 32nd Transport Regiment 70th Division 61st Infantry Brigade 102nd Infantry Battalion 103rd Infantry Battalion 104th Infantry Battalion 105th Infantry Battalion 62nd Infantry Brigade 121st Infantry Battalion 122nd Infantry Battalion 123rd Infantry Battalion 124th Infantry Battalion 70th Engineer Unit 70th Signal Unit 70th Transport Regiment 116th Division 109th Infantry Regiment 120th Infantry Regiment 133rd Infantry Regiment 120th Cavalry Battalion 122nd Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns) 116th Engineer Regiment 1 116th Signal Unit 116th Transport Regiment Other Harada Composite Brigade (part of 17th Division) Kosonoe Composite Brigade (subordinated to 26th Division) Kono Composite Brigade (subordinated to 40th Division) 3 Independent Artillery Regiments 3 Independent Engineer Regiments 1 Tank Battalion 5 Truck Regiments 1 Road Construction Battalion 11th Corps (Eastern Kiangsi): Yuiki Anami 3rd Division 5th Brigade: 6th Infantry Regiment 68th Infantry Regiment 29th Brigade: 18th Infantry Regiment 34th Infantry Regiment Attached: 3rd Cavalry Regiment 3rd Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Engineer Regiment 3rd Transport Regiment 34th Division 216th Infantry Regiment 217th Infantry Regiment 218th Infantry Regiment 34th Reconnaissance Regiment 34th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns) 34th Engineer Regiment 34th Signal Unit 34th Transport Regiment Other: Takehara Column (4 bns from 6th Division) Imai Column (3 bns from 40th Division) Ide Column (1 bn from 68th Division) Hinaro Column (1 bn from 68th Division) 1st Air Group (2 squadrons, one heavy & one light bomber) Long-husen, H., & Ming-Kai, C., History of the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), Chung Wu Publishing Co., Taipei His Britanic Majesty's Government, Notes on the Japanese Army, 1939 formerly classified official government document. Madegj, W.V., Japanese Armed Forces, Order of Battle, 1937-1945Allentown,PA, 1981. Copyright GFN 1992 2 .

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