Japanese China Expeditionary Army Forces in China Late April 1945

North China Area Army Area Army Units 63rd 66th 77th Infantry 78th Infantry Battalion 79th Infantry Battalion 137th Infantry Battalion 67th Infantry Brigade 24th Infantry Battalion 25th Infantry Battalion 80th Infantry Battalion 81st Infantry Battalion 63rd Engineer 63rd Signal Unit 63rd Transport Regiment 1st Independent Mixed Brigade 8th Independent Mixed Brigade 2nd Independent Infantry Brigade 3rd Independent Garrison Unit 7th Independent Garrison Unit 1st Army 69th Division 59th Infantry Brigade 82nd Infantry Battalion 83rd Infantry Battalion 84th Infantry Battalion 85th Infantry Battalion 60th Infantry Brigade 86th Infantry Battalion 118th Infantry Battalion 119th Infantry Battalion 120th Infantry Battalion 69th Engineer Unit 69th Signal Unit 69th Transport Regiment 114th Division 83rd Infantry Brigade 199th Infantry Battalion 200th Infantry Battalion 201st Infantry Battalion 202nd Infantry Battalion 84th Infantry Brigade 381st Infantry Battalion 382nd Infantry Battalion 383rd Infantry Battalion 384th Infantry Battalion 114th Engineer Unit 114th Signal Unit 114th Transport Regiment

1 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade 10th Independent Infantry Brigade 14th Independent Infantry Brigade 5th Independent Garrison Unit 110th Division 110th Infantry Regiment 139th Infantry Regiment 140th Infantry Regiment 163rd Infantry Regiment 110th Battalion 110th Engineer Regiment 110th Signal Unit 110th Transport Regiment 115th Division 85th Infantry Brigade 26th Infantry Battalion 27th Infantry Battalion 28th Infantry Battalion 29th Infantry Battalion 86th Infantry Brigade 30th Infantry Battalion 385th Infantry Battalion 386th Infantry Battalion 387th Infantry Battalion 115th Engineer Unit 115th Signal Unit 115th Transport Regiment 117th Division 87th Infantry Brigade 203rd Infantry Battalion 204th Infantry Battalion 205th Infantry Battalion 206th Infantry Battalion 88th Infantry Brigade (?) organization unknown 117th Engineer Unit 117th Signal Unit 117th Transport Regiment 3rd Tank Division 4th Cavalry Brigade 9th Independent Mixed Brigade 1st Independent Infantry Brigade 9th Independent Garrison Unit 11th Independent Garrison Unit 12th Independent Garrison Unit 43rd Army 53rd Infantry Brigade 41st Infantry Battalion 42nd Infantry Battalion 43rd Infantry Battalion 44th Infantry Battalion 54th Infantry Brigade 45th Infantry Battalion

2 109th Infantry Battalion 110th Infantry Battalion 111th Infantry Battalion 59th Engineer Regiment 59th Signal Unit 59th Transport Regiment 5th Independent Mixed Brigade 9th Independent Mixed Brigade 1st Independent Infantry Brigade 9th Independent Infantry Brigade 11th Independent Infantry Brigade 12th Independent Garrison Unit Mongolia Garrison Army 118th Division ? Infantry Brigade organization unknown ? Infantry Brigade 223rd Infantry Battalion 224th Infantry Battalion 225th Infantry Battalion 226th Infantry Battalion Engineer Unit Signal Unit Transport Unit 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade 4th Independent Garrison Unit Sixth Area Army Area Army Units 47th Division 11th Army 64th Division 69th Infantry Brigade 51st Infantry Battalion 52nd Infantry Battalion 53rd Infantry Battalion 54th Infantry Battalion 70th Infantry Brigade 55th Infantry Battalion 131st Infantry Battalion 132nd Infantry Battalion 133rd Infantry Battalion 64th Engineer Unit 64th Signal Unit 64th Transport Regiment 68th Division organization unknown 116th Division 109th Infantry Regiment 120th Infantry Regiment 133rd Infantry Regiment 120th Cavalry Battalion 122nd Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns) 116th Engineer Regiment 116th Signal Unit 116th Transport Regiment

3 81st Independent Mixed Brigade 82nd Independent Mixed Brigade 86th Independent Mixed Brigade 87th Independent Mixed Brigade 2nd Independent Garrison Unit 20th Army 39th Division 231st Infantry Regiment 232nd Infantry Regiment 233rd Infantry Regiment 39th Reconnaissance Regiment 39th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns) 39th Engineer Regiment 39th Signal Unit 39th Transport Regiment 132nd Division organization unknown 17th Independent Mixed Brigade 5th Independent Infantry Brigade 7th Independent Infantry Brigade 11th Independent Infantry Brigade 12th Independent Infantry Brigade 34th Army 39th Division 231st Infantry Regiment 232nd Infantry Regiment 233rd Infantry Regiment 39th Reconnaissance Regiment 39th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns) 39th Engineer Regiment 39th Signal Unit 39th Transport Regiment 132nd Division organization unknown 17th Independent Mixed Brigade 5th Independent Infantry Bzrigade 7th Independent Infantry Brigade 11th Independent Infantry Brigade 12th Independent Infantry Brigade 27th Division 1st China Garrison Infantry Regiment 2nd China Garrison Infantry Regiment 3rd China Garrison Infantry Regiment 27th Divisional Reconnaissance Unit 27th Mountain Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns) 27th Engineer Regiment 27th Signal Unit 27th Transport Regiment 40th Division 234th Infantry Regiment 235th Infantry Regiment 236th Infantry Regiment 40th Reconnaissance Regiment

4 40th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm mountain guns) 40th Engineer Unit 40th Signal Unit 40th Transport Unit 104th Division 108th Infantry Regiment 137th Infantry Regiment 161st Infantry Regiment 104th Cavalry Regiment 104th Artillery Regiment (36-75mm guns) 104th Engineer Regiment 104th Signal Unit 104th Transport Regiment 129th Division organization unknown 130th Division organization unknown 131st Division organization unknown 19th Independent Mixed Brigade 23rd Independent Mixed Brigade 8th Independent Infantry Brigade 13th Independent Infantry Brigade Hong Defense Force 13th Army 60th Division 55th Infantry Brigade 46th Infantry Battalion 56th Infantry Brigade 50th Infantry Battalion 112th Infantry Battalion 113th Infantry Battalion 114th Infantry Battalion 60th Engineer Regiment 60th Signal Unit 60th Transport Regiment 61st Division 101st Infantry Regiment 149th Infantry Regiment 157th Infantry Regiment 61st Engineer Unit 61st Signal Unit 61st Transport Regiment 65th Division 71st Infantry Brigade 56th Infantry Battalion 57th Infantry Battalion 58th Infantry Battalion 59th Infantry Battalion 72nd Infantry Brigade 60th Infantry Battalion 134th Infantry Battalion 135th Infantry Battalion 136th Infantry Battalion 65th Engineer Unit

5 65th Signal Unit 65th Transport Regiment 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 133rd Division organization unknown 161st Division organization unknown 62nd Independent Mixed Brigade 89th Independent Mixed Brigade 90th Independent Mixed Brigade 91st Independent Mixed Brigade 6th Independent Infantry Brigade 1st Independent Garrison Unit

Japanese Studies in World War II, Monograph No. 72, Japanese Army Operations in China (January 1944-August 1945), Prepared for Military History , HQ, Army Forces Far East.

Madegj, W.V., Japanese Armed Forces, Order of Battle, 1937-1945Allentown,PA, 1981.

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