Order of battle Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation explained

Order of battle Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation

Japan

• 2nd Army – General Toshizō Nishio (left early Oct. 37),[1] [6]
  • 10th Division (Motorized Square Division)– Gen Rensuke Isogai [6][7] arrived early September) **
    • 8th Infantry Brigade
      • 39th Infantry Regiment
      • 40th Infantry Regiment
    • 33rd Infantry Brigade
      • 10th Infantry Regiment
      • 63rd Infantry Regiment
    • 10th Field Artillery Regiment
    • 10th Cavalry Regiment
    • 10th Engineer Regiment
    • 10th Transport Regiment
  • 16th Division – Lt. Gen. Kesago Nakajima, 中島今朝吾[6][7]
    • 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
  • 109th Division Maj-General Yamaoka Shigeatsu, 山岡重厚 [7]
    • 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

Notes

• 16th and 109th Divisions left campaign in early Oct. 37 to go to Ningchin to participate in the Peiking – Hankow Railway Operation. 16h Division was sent to join the Battle of Shanghai.
• 10th Division remained to conduct operations after the main force of 2nd Army left in Oct. 37.

Sources: [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 191-195Map 5

[2] Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45

[4] Madej, W. Victor, Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols], Allentown, Pennsylvania: 1981

[6] Generals from Japan

[7] 陸軍師団長一覧 (Generals of Division)

China

Order of Battle Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation (Early September 1937)[1]

1st Army Group – Gen. Sung Che-yuan

• 19th Army - Feng Chih-an
  • 77th Corps - Feng Chih-an(concurrent)
    • 37th Division – Chang Ling-yun
    • 132nd Division – Wang Chang-hai
    • 179th Division – Ho Chi-feng *
  • 59th Corps - Chang Tse-chung
    • 38th Division – Huang Wei-kang
    • 180th Division – Liu Tse-chen, *
  • 181st Division – Shih Yu-san, *
• 3rd Army - Pang Ping-hsun
  • 40th Corps - Pang Ping-hsun (concurrent)
    • 39th Division - Pang Ping-hsun (concurrent)
  • 49th Corps - Liu Tuo-chuan
    • 105th Division - Kao Peng-yun
    • 109th Division - Chao Yi
• 3rd Cavalry Corps - Cheng Ta-chang
  • 4th Cavalry Division - Wang Chi-feng
  • 9th Cavalry Division - Cheng Ta-chang (concurrent)
• 67th Corps - Wu Ke-jen
  • 107th Division - Chih Kuei-pi
  • 108th Division - Chan Wen-Chingi
• 23rd Division
• 12th Corps - Sun Tung-hsuan
  • 20th Division - Sun Tung-hsuan (concurrent)
  • 81st Division - Chan Shu-tang

Notes:

• [r]Reorganized Divisions [3]
• * 179th, 180th and 181st Divisions were formed from Peace Preservation Brigades and subordinate regiments of the 29th Army. [1]

Airforce - [2]

• None

Sources:

• [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 191-195, Map 5.
• [2] Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45
• [3] History of the Frontal War Zone in the Sino-Japanese War, published by Nanjing University Press.

Besides the eight German trained Reorganized Divisions were 12 other Reorganized Divisions with Chinese arms on the reorganized model with two German advisors:

2nd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 25th, 27th, 57th, 67th, 80th, 83rd, 89th Division

These were to be trained by large teams of German advisors like the earlier eight divisions but the start of the war with Japan precluded that.