Rehe Guard Army Explained

The Rehe Guard Army was a corps of the Manchukuo Imperial Army, formed after the conquest of the former Chinese province of Rehe during Operation Nekka in 1933. The Rehe Guard Army was created from a section of the Taoliao Army and had a nominal strength of 17,945 men

• Headquarters (301)
• Artillery Unit (854)
• Cavalry Unit (172)
• Infantry Unit (1,294)
• Chengde Area Forces (4,783)
• Chifeng Area Forces (3,414)
• Chaoyang Area Forces (3,977)
• Weichang Area Forces (3,150)
• Xinjing Cavalry Brigade (2,018)
• Seiyan Army (Fangtian Area Forces) (3,760)
• River Patrol Unit (640)

In the 1935 reorganization of the Manchukuo Imperial Army it became the 5th District Army "Chengde" under command of General Chang Hai-peng.

Sources

• Book: Jowett , Philip . 2005 . Rays of the Rising Sun, Volume 1: Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45, China and Manchukuo . Helion and Company Ltd. . 1-874622-21-3.