Battle of West Henan–North Hubei order of battle
Battle during Sino-Japanese war
Below is the order of battle for the Western Henan - Northern Hubei Border Campaign, fought late March through late May 1945. It was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Japan
Northern Hubei CommandSinnosuke Sasaki
| Western Henan Command (12th Army)Lieutenant General Takashi Takamori
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China
As of mid-March 1945
First War AreaHu Zongnan (acting)
Hebei-Chahar War AreaKao Shu-hsun
| Fifth War AreaLiu Zhi
Tenth War AreaLi Pin-hsien
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Note: A total of 148,000 men and 4 Airforce groups.[3]
References
- ^ Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War Pg. 452.
- ^ 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) Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War Pg. 453
Sources
- 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. 452-57. Map 43.
- 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)
