Below is the order of battle for the Canton Operation, October to December 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
21st Army - Lt. Gen. Motoo Furusho [8]
5th Division - Lt. Gen. Rikichi Ando [8]9th Infantry Brigade11th Infantry Regiment41st Infantry Regiment21st Infantry Brigade21st Infantry Regiment42nd Infantry Regiment5th Mountain Artillery Regiment5th Cavalry Regiment5th Engineer Regiment5th Transport Regiment18th Division - Lt. Gen. Seiichi Kunou [8]23rd Infantry Brigade55th Infantry Regiment56th Infantry Regiment35th Infantry Brigade114th Infantry Regiment124th Infantry Regiment22nd Cavalry Battalion18th Mountain Artillery Regiment12th Military Engineer Regiment12th Transport Regiment104th Division - Lt. Gen. Toshio Miyake [8]107th Infantry Brigade108th Infantry Regiment170th Infantry Regiment132nd Infantry Brigade137th Infantry Regiment161st Infantry Regiment104th Field Artillery Regiment104th Cavalry Regiment104th Engineer Regiment104th Transport RegimentForces directly under 21st army: [2]
3rd Independent Machinegun Battalion16th Independent Machinegun Battalion21st Independent Machinegun Battalion1st Independent Light Armored Car Battalion51st Independent Light Armored Car Battalion52nd Independent Light Armored Car Battalion111th Mountain Artillery Regiment10th Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment2nd Mortar Battalion21st Mortar Battalion11th independent Heavy Siege Artillery Battalion1st, Independent Heavy Mortar Battalion2nd Independent Heavy Mortar Battalion1st Independent Balloon Squadron15th Independent Military Engineer Regiment1st Field Operation Heavy Artillery Brigade8th Signal Communication unit6th Field Operation Weather Service3rd Field Operation Survey Group8 Batteries Field Anti-aircraft guns4th Flight Group - Major Gen. Tomo Fujita [8][2] (Formed on September 19, 1938, under the 21st Army)
64th Hiko Sentai - Major Tamiya Teranishi,[2][3] (Base: Ertaokou 8/38 – 11/38)1st Chutai - Captain Mitsugu SawadaNakajima Ki-27 fighter aircraft2nd Chutai - Captain Tsuguroku NakaoKawasaki Ki-10 fighter aircraftNakajima Ki-27 fighter aircraft27th Hiko Sentai - ? [2][3]1st Chutai - ?Light bomber - ?31st Hiko Sentai - ? (Base: Canton 11/38 – ) [2][3]Light bomber unit.1st Aviation Corps (reconnaissance aircraft)[2]94th Flight Group [2]97th Flight Group [2]3rd Flying Field Squadron [2]1st Field Operation Flying Field team.[2]Notes:
21st Army formed on September 19, 1938, and attacks Guangzhou October 12, 1938. [2]Canton Area Defense October 1938 [1]
12th Army Group - Yu Han-mou [1]
62nd Corps - Chang Ta151st Division - Mo His-teh152nd Division - Chen Chang63rd Corps - Chang Jui-kuei153rd Division - Chang Jui-kuei154th Division - Liang Shih-chi65th Corps - Li Chen-chiu156th Division - Li Chiangi157th Division - Huang Tao158th Division - Tseng Yu-chiang9th Separate Brigade - Li Chen-liang20th Separate Brigade - Chen-liangHumen Fortress Command - Chen TseNavy[1]
River Defense Command - ?Haimen FortressPearl River flotillaShao-hoHai-chouHai-huHai-ouAirforce[1] Kwang tung Air Defense command - ? (3 x 75mm AA batteries, 20 lesser caliber AA batteries, 4 searchlights )
41st AAA Regt.1 battery ? mm (Humen Fortress) ?45th AAA Regt.2 76.2mm AA batteries (Canton) ?3rd Searchlight detachment4 searchlights