The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan (January – June 1938).
North China Area Army – Juichi Terauchi
1st Army – Kiyoshi Katsuki
14th Division – Kenji Doihara
27th Infantry Brigade
2nd Infantry Regiment
59th Infantry Regiment
28th Infantry Brigade
15th Infantry Regiment
50th Infantry Regiment
20th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Cavalry Regiment
14th Engineer Regiment
14th Transport Regiment
108th Division – Kumaya Shimomoto
25th Infantry Brigade
117th Infantry Regiment
132nd Infantry Regiment
104th Infantry Brigade
52nd Infantry Regiment
105th Infantry Regiment
108th Field Artillery Regiment
108th Cavalry Regiment
108th Engineer Regiment
108th Transport Regiment
20th Division – ?
39th Infantry Brigade
77th Infantry Regiment
78th Infantry Regiment
40th Infantry Brigade
79th Infantry Regiment
80th Infantry Regiment
26th Field Artillery Regiment
28th Cavalry Regiment
20th Engineer Regiment
20th Transport Regiment
109th Division – ?
31st Infantry Brigade
69th Infantry Regiment
107th Infantry Regiment
118th Infantry Brigade
119th Infantry Regiment
136th Infantry Regiment
109th Mountain Artillery Regt
109th Cavalry Regiment
109th Engineer Regiment
109th Transport Regiment
Forces directly under 1st Army: **
4th Independent Machinegun Battalion
5th Independent Machinegun Battalion
9th Independent Machinegun Battalion
1st Independent Light Armored Car Squadron
5th Independent Light Armored Car Squadron
2nd Tank Battalion
1st Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment
3rd Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment
2nd Field operation Heavy Artillery Regiment
5th Field operation Heavy Artillery Regiment
6th Field operation Heavy Artillery Regiment
8th Independent Field Heavy Artillery Regiment
3rd Artillery Battalion
5th Artillery Battalion
2nd Army – Toshizō Nishio, Field Marshal Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (from 30 Apr 1938)
16th Division – Kesou Nakashima
9th Infantry Brigade
9th Infantry Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
30th Infantry Brigade
33rd Infantry Regiment
38th Infantry Regiment
22nd Field Artillery Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
16th Transport Regiment
5th Division
10th Division
Directly under North China Front Army:
114th Division – ? (from Central China Front Army) 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
China Mixed Brigade – ? 1st China Stationed Infantry Regiment – Colonel Hasegawa
2nd China Stationed Infantry Regiment – Colonel ?
China Garrison Cavalry Unit
China Garrison Artillery Regiment – Colonel ?
China Stationed Engineer Unit
China Stationed Signal Unit – ?
3rd Independent Mixed Brigade – ? 6th Independent Infantry Battalion
7th Independent Infantry Battalion
8th Independent Infantry Battalion
9th Independent Infantry Battalion
10th Independent Infantry Battalion
Independent Artillery Troops
Independent labor troops
Signal Communication unit.
4th Independent Mixed Brigade – ? 11th Independent infantry Battalion
12th Independent infantry Battalion
13th Independent infantry Battalion
14th Independent infantry Battalion
15th Independent infantry Battalion
Independent Artillery Troops
Independent labor troops
5th Independent Mixed Brigade – ? 16th Independent Infantry Battalion
17th Independent Infantry Battalion
18th Independent Infantry Battalion
19th Independent Infantry Battalion
20th Independent Infantry Battalion
Independent artillery troops
Independent labor troops
China (Feb. 1938)
1st War Area – Cheng Qian
Eastern Honan Army – Hsueh Yueh
64th Corps – Li Han-huen
155th Division – Chen Kung-hsin
187th Division – Peng Ling-cheng
74th Corps – Wang Yao-wu
51st Division – Wang Yao-wu
58th Division – Po Hui-chang
8th Corps – Huang Chieh
40th Division – Lo Li-jung
102nd Division – Po Hui-chang
27th Corps – Kuei Yung-ching
36th Division [g] – Chiang Fu-sheng
46th Division – Li Liang-yung
17th Army – Hu Tsung-nan
1st Corps – Li Tieh-chun
1st Division – Li Tieh-chun
78th Division – Li Wen
3rd Army Group – Sun Tongxuan
12th Corps – Sun Tongxuan
20th Division – Chang Tse-ming
22nd Division – Ku Liang-min
81st Division – Chan Shu-tang
55th Corps – Tsao Fu-lin
29th Division – Tsao Fu-lin
74th Division – Li Han-chang
20th Army – Shang Chen
32nd Corps – Shang Chen
139th Division – Li Chao-ying
141st Division – Sung Ken-tang
142nd Division – Lu Chi
Salt Gabelle Brigade – Chian Chi-ke
23rd Division – Li Pi-fan
71st Corps – Sung Hsi-lien
87th Division [g] – Shen Fa-tsao
88th Division [g] – Fung Mu-han
39th Corps – Liu Ho-ting
34th Division – Kung Ping-fan
56th Division – Liu Shang-chih
1st Army Group – Song Zheyuan
77th Corps – Feng Chih-an
37th Division – Chang Ling-yun
132nd Division – Wang Chang-hai
179th Division – Ho Chi-feng
69th Corps – Shih Yu-san
181st Division – Shih Yu-san
New 9th Division – Kao Shu-hsun
53rd Corps – Wan Fu-lin
116th Division – Chao Fu-cheng
130th Division – Chu Hung-hsun
91st Corps – Kao Tse-chu
166th Division – Ma Li-wu
45th Division – Liu Chin
90th Corps – Peng Chin-chih
195th Division – Liang Kai
196th Division – Liu Chao-huan
New 8th Division – Chiang Tsai-chen
95th Division – Lo Chi
91st Division – Feng Chan-tsai
New 35th Division – Wang Ching-tsai
61st Division – Chung Sung
106th Division – Shen Ke
109th Division – Li Shu-sen
94th Division – Chu Huai-ping
24th Division – Lin Ying
9th Reserve Division – Chang Yen-chuan
8th Reserve Division – Ling Chao-yao
28th Separate Brigade – Wu Hua-wen
Hopei Militia – Chang Yin-wu
Hopei Chahar Guerrilla Commander – Sun Tien-ying
3rd Cavalry Corps – Cheng Ta-chang
4th Cavalry Division – Chang The-shun
9th Cavalry Division – Wang Chi-feng
14th Separate Cavalry Brigade – Chang Chan-kuei
2nd Brigade, New 1st Cavalry Division – Ma Lu
13th Cavalry Brigade – Yao Ching-chuan
6th Artillery Brigade – Huang Yung-an
10th Separate Artillery Brigade – Peng Meng-chi
5th Regiment, 1st Arty Brigade – Li Kang-yen
7th Separate Artillery Regiment – Chang Kuang-hou
9th Separate Artillery Regiment – Kuang Yu-ai
Airforce
3rd ARC had its headquarters at Sian and supported the 1st and 2nd War Zones in Honan and Hupei. During March was the 7th Pursuit Squadron of the 3rd Pursuit Group was re-equipped with Polikarpov I-15bis fighters at Xiang Yung. At the same time the 8th Pursuit Squadron from the same group re-equipped with I-15bis at Sian. In Ziaogan, for the support of the ground forces in the battle for Taierzhuang and Zaozhuang (Hubei Province), the 7th and 8th PS was ordered to conclude the re-training on the I-15bis. In March the 17th and 25th PS with the I-15bis were concentrated to Sian (Shensi Province).
Notes
[g] German trained 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.
[r]12 other Divisions on the reorganized model with 2 German advisors:
2nd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 25th, 27th, 57th, 67th, 80th, 83rd, 89th Division
