The Battle of Xuzhou was fought in May 1938 as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The Japanese Order of battle
Field Marshal Count Hisaichi Terauchi
16th Division - Lt. Gen. Keisuke Fujie
19th Infantry Brigade
9th Infantry Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
30th Infantry Brigade
33rd Infantry Regiment
38th Infantry Regiment
22nd Field Artillery Regiment
20th Cavalry Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
16th Transport Regiment
114th Division -Lt. Gen. Shigeji Suematsu
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
3rd Infantry Brigade / 2nd Division - Major Gen. Kazuo Isa [2]
4th Infantry Regiment
29th Infantry Regiment
13th Infantry Brigade / 7th Division - Major Gen. Tadao Yoshizawa [2]
25th Infantry Regiment
26th Infantry Regiment
Imada Detachment- Colonel Imada
2nd Tank Battalion - Colonel Imada
36 Type 89 Medium Tanks
1st Battalion/9th Infantry Regiment/16th Division
One mountain gun company
One engineer platoon
and other support units
Gen. Toshizō Nishio
5th Division - Gen. Seishirō Itagaki
9th Infantry Brigade
11th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Brigade
21st Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
5th Mountain Artillery Regiment
5th Cavalry Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
5th Transport Regiment
10th Division - Lt. Gen. Yoshio Shinozuka
8th Infantry Brigade
39th Infantry Regiment
40th Infantry Regiment
33rd Infantry Brigade [Seya Detachment]
10th Infantry Regiment
63rd Infantry Regiment
10th Field Artillery Regiment
10th Cavalry Regiment
10th Engineer Regiment
10th Transport Regiment
Field Marshal Shunroku Hata
3rd Division- Gen. Lt. Gen. Susumu Fujita
5th Infantry Brigade
6th Infantry Regiment
68th Infantry Regiment
29th Infantry Brigade
18th Infantry Regiment
34th Infantry Regiment
3rd Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
3rd Engineer Regiment
3rd Transport Regiment
5th Tank Battalion - Colonel Hosomi (attached to support 3rd Division)
32 Type 89 Medium Tanks
15 Type 94 Tankettes
9th Division - Lt. Gen. Ryousuke Yoshizumi
6th Infantry Brigade
7th Infantry Regiment
35th Infantry Regiment
18th Infantry Brigade
19th Infantry Regiment
36th Infantry Regiment
9th Mountain Artillery Regiment
9th Cavalry Regiment
9th Engineer Regiment
9th Transport Regiment
13th Division - Lt. Gen. Ryuhei Ogisu
26th Infantry Brigade
58th Infantry Regiment
116th Infantry Regiment
103rd Infantry Brigade
65th Infantry Regiment
104th Infantry Regiment(-)
19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
17th Cavalry Regiment
13th Engineer Regiment
13th Transport Regiment
Iwanaka Detachment- Colonel Iwanaka
1st Tank Battalion - Colonel Iwanaka
24 Type 89 Medium Tanks, 8 Type 94 Tankettes
17th Independent Tankette Company
1st Battalion / 104th Infantry Regiment / 13th Division
One platoon of 19th Mountain Gun Regiment
Part of 1st Independent Engineer Company
One Independent Motorcar Company
Part of 13th Divisional Signal Unit
Notes
3rd and 13th Infantry Brigades were under the direct control of North-China Expeditionary Army loaned by Kwangtung Army and returned after the battle.[2]
Mechanized task forces which consisted of tank battalion and some support units were organized and they rapidly advanced on the flanks of the Chinese forces. The task force of 1st Tank Battalion went up from the south and that of 2nd Tank Battalion went down from the north. The 5th Tank Battalion was used to support the 3rd infantry division." [2]
IJA Air Forces
North China
Temporary Aviation Army Corps [3][4]
1st Hiko Daitai (Type 88 reconnaissance aircraft)
2nd Hiko Daitai (Kawasaki Ki-10 fighter)
5th Hiko Daitai (light bomber)
6th Hiko Daitai (Type 93 twin engine bomber)
7th Hiko Daitai (reconnaissance aircraft)
9th Hiko Daitai (light bomber)
3rd Independent squadron (large bomber)
9th Independent squadron (Kawasaki Ki-10 fighter)
1st Temporary independent squadron (Mitsubishi Ki-15)
Central China
3rd Flight Group[3]
1st independent squadron (reconnaissance aircraft)
6th independent squadron (reconnaissance aircraft)
10th independent squadron (Kawasaki Ki-10 fighters)
8th Hiko Daitai (Ki-10 fighters)[4]
IJN Air Forces[4]
12th Kōkūtai (predominantly fighter unit.)
Fighter daitai - Mitsubishi A5M
Attack daitai - Yokosuka B3Y1
Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 06/38), Anqing (06/38 – autumn/38)
13th Kōkūtai (predominantly land attack unit.)
Fighter daitai - Mitsubishi A5M
Attack daitai - Yokosuka B3Y1, Mitsubishi G3M (land attack unit.)
Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 03/38), Shanghai (04/38 – 11/40)
14th Kōkūtai
Fighter daitai - Mitsubishi A5M
Bomber daitai - ?
Attack daitai - ?
(Formed during April 1938.) Station: Sanqzao Island (04/38 – ?)
[1] Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.
Pg. 221-230 Map 9-1
[2] Maps and discussion posted on Axis History forum 2nd Sino Japanese War. http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=94112&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30
[3] 抗日战争时期的侵华日军序列沿革 (Order of battle of the Japanese army that invaded China during the Sino Japanese War)
[4] Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45 http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm
Chinese Order of battle[1]
5th War Area - Li Tsung-jen
2nd Army Group - Sun Lien-chung [From 1st War area March 1938]
30th Corps - Tien Chen-nan
30th Division - Chang Cing-chao
31st Division - Chih Feng-cheng
42nd Corps - Feng An-pang
27th Division - Huang Chiao-sung[r]
44th Division - Wu Peng-chu
3rd Army Group - Sun Tung-hsuen (acting)
12th Corps - Sun Tung-hsuen
20th Division - Sun Tung-hsuen
81st Division - Chan Shu-tang
55th Corps - Tsao Fu-lin
29th Division - Tsao Fu-lin (concurrent)
74th Division - Li Han-chang
56th Corps - Ku Liang-min
22nd Division - Ku Liang-min (concurrent)
Pistol Brigade - Wu Hua-wen
11th Army Group - Li Pin-hsien +
31st Corps - Wei Yung San
131st Division - Chin Lien-fang
135th Division - Su Tzu-hsing
138th Division - Mo Teh-hung
21st Army Group - Liao Lei +
7th Corps - Chou Tsu-huang
170th Division - Hsu Chi-ming
171st Division - Yang Fu-chang
172nd Division - Cheng Shu-feng
48th Corps - Liao Lei (concurrent)
174th Division - Wang Tsan-pin
176th Division - Ou Shou-nien
22nd Army Group - Teng His-hou, (Sun Cheng - acting) [from Szechuan]
41st Corps - Sun Cheng
122nd Division - Wang Ming-chang
124th Division - Wang Shih-chun
45th Corps - Chen Ting-hsun
125th Division - Chen Ting-hsun (concurrent)
127th Division - Chen Li
366 Division? [6] (peace preservation units?)
372 Division? [6] (peace preservation units?)
24th Army Group - Han The-chin (acting)
57th Corps - Miao Chen-liu
111th Division - Chang En-tuo
112th Division - Hou Shou-yi
89th Corps - Han Teh-chin (concurrent)
33rd Division - Han Teh-chin (concurrent)
117th Division - Li Shou-wei[6]
attached Kiangsu Peace Preservation Units
26th Army Group - Hsu Yuan-chuan (concurrent)
10th Corps - Hsu Yuan-chuan (concurrent)
41st Division - Ting Chih-pan
48th Division - Hsu Chi-wu
199th Division - Lo Shu-chia
27th Army Group - Yang Sen
20th Corps - Yang Sen (concurrent)
133rd Division - Yang Han-yu
134th Division - Yang Han-chung
3rd Army - Pang Pin-hsun
40th Corps - Pang Pin-hsun (concurrent)
39th Division - Ma Fa-wu
19th Army - Feng Chi-an
77th Corps - Feng Chi-an (concurrent) +
37th Division - Chia Chien-hsi
179th Division - Ho Chi-feng
132nd Division - Wang Chang-hai
20th Army - Tang En-po
52nd Corps - Kuan Lin-cheng
2nd Division - Cheng Tung-kuo[r]
25th Division - Chang Yao-ming[r]
85th Corps - Wang Chung-lien
4th Division - Chen Ta-ching[r]
89th Division - Division - Hsueh-chung[r]
110th Division - Chang Chen
27th Army - Chang Tse-chung
59th Corps - Chang Tse-chung (concurrent) [From 1st War area Jan. 1938]
38th Division - Huang Wei-kang
180th Division - Liu Chen-san
9th Division - Chang Teh-shun [g] Must be a different Division, the 9th is below with 2nd Corps.
13th Cav. Brigade - Yao Ching-chuan
2nd Corps - Li Yen-nien
3rd Division - Li Yu-tang [g]
9th Division - Li Yen-nien(concurrent) [g]
22nd Corps - Tan Tao-yuan
50th Division - Chen Kuang-yu
46th Corps - Fan Sung-pu
28th Division - Tung Chao
49th Division - Chou Shih-mein
92nd Division - Huang Kuo-liang
51st Corps - Yu Hsueh-chung +
113th Division - Chao Kuang-lieh
114th Division - Mu Chung-heng
60th Corps - Lu Han
182nd Division - An En-fu [y]
183rd Division - Kao Kyin-huai [y]
184th Division - Chang Chung [y]
68th Corps - Liu Ju-ming +
119th Division - Li Chin-tien
143rd Division - Li Tseng-chih
69th Corps - Shih Yu-san
181st Division - Shih Yu-san (concurrent)
New 6th Division - Kao Shu-hsun
75th Corps - Shih Yu-san
6th Division - Shih Yu-san (concurrent) [g]
93rd Division - Kan Li-chu
92nd Corps - Li Hsien-chou
13th Division - Wu Liang-shen
21st Division - Li Hsien-chou (concurrent)
95th Division - Lo Chi
104th Division - Wang Wen-yen
115 Division? [6]
1st Regt. 1st Arty. Bde.
4th, 5th,6th and 7th Art. Regt.
Notes:
[g] German trained reorganized Divisions
[r] reorganized Divisions
[y] Divisions with French arms from Yunnan
1st Air Route Command (ARC) [5]
Headquarters at Nanchang
4th Pursuit Group based at Hankou - Mao Ying-Chu
21st Pursuit Squadron - Captain Teng Ming-Teh
Polikarpov I-16
22nd Pursuit Squadron - Zhang Wei-Hua
Curtiss Hawk III
23rd Pursuit Squadron - Liu Chung-Wu
Polikarpov I-15bis
24th Pursuit Squadron - Zhang Zhun
Curtiss Hawk III
3rd Air Route Command [5]
Headquarters at Sian
17th Pursuit Squadron
I-15bis based at Sian
25th Pursuit Squadron
I-15bis based at Sian
3rd Pursuit Group - Lt. Colonel Wu Yu-Liu
based at Hsaio Kan
7th Pursuit Squadron - Xiang Yung
I-15bis
8th Pursuit Squadron -
I-15bis
Notes 1st ARC was responsible for supporting the 3rd and 5th War Zones in Anhwei, Chekiang, Fukien, Kiangsi and Kiangsu Provinces. The 3rd ARC had its headquarters at Sian and supported the 1st and 2nd War Zones in Honan and Hupei. [5]
[1] Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Pg. 221-230. Map. 9-1
[3] 抗日战争时期的侵华日军序列沿革 (Order of battle of the Japanese army that invaded China during the Sino Japanese War)
[5] Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45 http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm
[6] Units found on map of battle of Taierzhang: (http://www.xinjunshi.com/ziliao/junshiditu/krdt/200412/1257.html)