The following units and commanders fought in the Swatow Operation, June 21–27, 1939, of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Imperial Japanese Navy 5th Fleet - Vice Admiral Kondo Nobutake [2]
5th Destroyer Sentai
12th Minesweeper Unit
21st Minesweeper Unit
45th Destroyer Unit
Chiyoda (carrier) -
3rd Combined Air Unit
Canton Air Unit
Sasebo 9th SNLF
Goto Detachment - Major Gen. Jūrō Gotō [2]
132nd Infantry Brigade
137th Infantry Regiment
161st Infantry Regiment
70th Independent Infantry Battalion
2 Mountain Gun Batteries
2 engineer companies
Tankette platoon
Rivercrossing material company
Airforces: IJN airforces from: [2]
Chiyoda -
3rd Combined Air Unit
Canton Air Unit
Notes:
Goto Detachment was built around the 132nd Infantry Brigade detached from 104th Division from 21st Army in Canton, in South China.
5th Fleet Naval force strength: *[1]
40+ ships
10+ motorboats
Local defenders:
#? Brigade - Hua Chen-chung
Local Militia - ?
2nd Peace Preservation Regiment
4th Peace Preservation Regiment
5th Peace Preservation Regiment
Training Regiment
Later reinforcements:
5th Reserve Division - ?
1st Advance Column - ?
