Chapter 120 2. The order of battle of the Japanese invaders

From August to December 1940, the Eighth Route Army launched the "Hundred Regiment War" on the battlefield behind enemy lines in North China.This battle dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army and greatly shocked the Japanese army.Therefore, on the basis of increasing troops in North China in 1939, the Japanese army continued to increase troops in North China in 1941.At the same time, the Central Department of the Japanese Army embarked on the Pacific War.In order to meet the needs of the Chinese battlefield and the launch of the Pacific War, the base camp made the following adjustments to the Japanese invaders in 1941:

On February 14, the 33rd Division of the 11th Army and the 17th Division of the 13th Army were ordered to be transferred to North China.According to the above order, the 33rd Division of the 11th Army, in addition to leaving the Araki Detachment of the 33rd Infantry Regiment (the commander of the 33rd Regiment Araki Shoji commanded the 215th Infantry Regiment and the Mountain Artillery Battalion as the backbone) in the Anyi area, The rest of the troops arrived in North China in early April and were assigned to the 1st Army to fight; the 17th Division was assigned to the 12th Army in April to be responsible for the security of northern Jiangsu and northern Anhui.

On July 25, it was ordered to revoke the battle order of the South China Front Army and form the 23rd Army.At the same time, the Guards Division was transferred to the 25th Army. On August 12, the 23rd Army was organized into the battle sequence of the Chinese Expeditionary Army (the transfer time of the establishment was at 00:00 on August 15). On August 15, the 48th Division (based in Fuzhou), the main force of the 23rd Army, was incorporated under the commander of the Taiwan Army. On November 6, the division was transferred to the battle sequence of the 14th Army. On September 7, the base camp planned to transfer the 3rd Flying Group to participate in the southern (South Seas) operations. On November 8, it ordered the formation of another 1st Flying Regiment to undertake the combat missions in the Chinese battlefield. On November 15, the 3rd Flying Group was ordered to join the Southern Army.

On September 18, the 51st Division under the Kwantung Army was transferred to the battle sequence of the 23rd Army. On November 6, the 5th Division directly under the base camp and the 18th Division affiliated to the 23rd Army were transferred to the battle order of the 25th Army; the 21st Division affiliated to the 12th Army was transferred to the battle order of the Southern Army; The 33rd Division of the 11th Army was transferred to the 15th Army's battle order. On November 8, the 4th Division of the 11th Army was changed to be directly under the headquarters. After the above adjustments, the battle order of the Japanese invaders until December 8 is as follows:

General Junliu, Commander-in-Chief of the China Dispatch Army (served in March 1941), Lieutenant General Hou Gongchun, Chief of the General Staff, with headquarters in Nanjing.Under the jurisdiction of the North China Front Army, the 11th, 13th, and 23rd Armies, and the 1st Flying Regiment. 1. Commander of the North China Front: General Ningji Okamura, Chief of Staff: Lieutenant General Adachi 23rd, with the headquarters in Beiping.Under its jurisdiction are the 1st and 12th armies, the Mongolian army, the 27th, 35th, and 110th divisions and the independent mixed 1st, 7th, 8th, and 15th brigades.

Commander of the 1st Army: Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu, Chief of Staff: Major General Hua Guzheng, the headquarters is located in Taiyuan.Under its jurisdiction are the 36th, 37th, and 41st divisions and the independent mixed 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 16th brigades. Commander of the 36th Division: Lieutenant General Jing Guanren, Chief of Staff: Colonel Shintaro Imamura Commander of the 37th Division: Lieutenant General Yuichiro Nagano, Chief of Staff: Hiroshi Hamada Commander of the 41st Division: Lieutenant General Shimizu Ruler, Chief of Staff: Tajima Hikotaro Brigade Leader of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Maori Suehiro

Brigade Leader of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Tsuda Mitake Brigade Leader of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Kenkichi Ikegami Independent Mixed 16th Brigade Commander: Major General Wakamatsu Heiji Commander of the 12th Army: First Lieutenant General Dohashi, Chief of Staff: Major General Kono Etsujiro, the headquarters is located in Jinan, under the jurisdiction of the 32nd Division, the 5th, 6th, and 10th Brigades are independently mixed.In addition, the 17th Division of the 13th Army was assigned to the 12th Army from March 14, 1941 to undertake the security tasks in northern Jiangsu and northern Anhui, and returned to the 13th Army on January 1, 1942.

Commander of the 32nd Division: Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo, Chief of Staff: Colonel Yoshida Eijiro Brigade Leader of the 5th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Uchida Ginnosuke Brigade Commander of the 6th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Pani Torujiro Brigade Leader of the 10th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Kawada Kaitaro Commander of the Garrison in Mongolia: Lieutenant General Amakasu Shigetaro, Chief of Staff: Major General Inamura Toyojiro, the headquarters is located in Zhangjiakou, under the jurisdiction of the 26th Division, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, and the Cavalry Group.

Commander of the 26th Division: Major General Yano Yinsaburo Brigade Leader of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Mano Goro Cavalry Group Group Leader: Lieutenant General Nishihara Issei Corps directly under the Front Army: Commander of the 27th Division: Lieutenant General Tominaga Nobumasa Commander of the 35th Division: Lieutenant General Yukichi Harada, Chief of Staff: Colonel Shirataki Rishiro Commander of the 110th Division: Lieutenant General Iinuma Brigade Leader of the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Sadaji Suzuki Brigade Leader of the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Hayashi Yoshitaro

Independent Mixed 8th Brigade Commander: Major General Yoshida Toyotaro Independent Mixed 15th Brigade Commander: Major General Tanaka Tsutomu 2. Commander of the 11th Army: Lieutenant General Anan Weiji, Chief of Staff: Major General Kinoshita Yu.The headquarters is located in Hankou, under the jurisdiction of the 3rd, 6th, 13th, 34th, 39th, and 40th divisions, and the 14th and 18th brigades are independently mixed. Commander of the 3rd Division: Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fangataro, Chief of Staff: Colonel Yamamoto Kiyoe Commander of the 6th Division: Lieutenant General Kanda Shochu, Chief of Staff: Colonel Yamanouchi Ichiro

Commander of the 13th Division: Lieutenant General Eita Uchiyama, Chief of Staff: Colonel Qiu Yongli Commander of the 34th Division: Lieutenant General Ogamo, Chief of Staff: Colonel Fumio Shimura Commander of the 39th Division: Lieutenant General Sumita Reshiro, Chief of Staff: Masao Yamazaki Commander of the 40th Division: Lieutenant General Aoki Chengichi, Chief of Staff: Mitsuo Kubo Brigade Leader of the 14th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Zhong Shanheng Brigade Leader of the 18th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Di Bujiagui 3. Commander of the 13th Army: Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada, Chief of Staff: Major General Tang Chuan Yasuo, headquartered in Shanghai.Under the jurisdiction of the 15th, 17th, 22nd, and 116th divisions, the 11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, and 20th brigades were independently mixed. Commander of the 15th Division: Lieutenant General Naoji Sakai, Chief of Staff: Major General Ma Kawakubo Commander of the 17th Division: Lieutenant General Morihito Hirabayashi, the division was attached to the 12th Army in April and returned to construction in January 1942 Commander of the 22nd Division: Lieutenant General Ota Katsumi, Chief of Staff: Major General Yamawaki Masao Commander of the 116th Division: Lieutenant General Takeuchi Shunjiro, Chief of Staff: Colonel Yamada Takuel Brigade Leader of the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Di Sanshunan Brigade Leader of the 12th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Xiangji in the South Brigade Leader of the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Yamamura Haruo Brigade Leader of the 17th Independent Mixed Brigade: Major General Masahon Tanigawa Independent Mixed 20th Brigade Commander: Major General Ikeda Naozo 4. Commander of the 23rd Army: Lieutenant General Takashi Sakai, Chief of Staff: Major General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, headquartered in Guangzhou.Under its jurisdiction are the 38th, 51st, and 104th Divisions, the 19th Independent Mixed Brigade, the 1st Independent Infantry, and the 1st Artillery Corps. Commander of the 38th Division: Lieutenant General Tadyoshi Sano Commander of the 51st Division: Major General Hideko Nakano Commander of the 104th Division: Lieutenant General Koichi Koichi Independent Mixed 19th Brigade 1st Independent Infantry Captain of the 1st Artillery Corps: Lieutenant General Ji Zixiong Kitajima 5. Head of the 1st Flying Regiment: Major General Toyoji Akiyama, established on November 8, 1941. Among the above-mentioned troops, those who participated in the big "sweeping" campaign against Yimeng Mountain in November 1941 mainly included the 17th Division, the 21st Division, the 32nd Division, the 36th Division, and the 5th Mixed Group of the 12th Army Brigade, 6th Mixed Brigade, 7th Mixed Brigade, 10th Mixed Brigade; 1st Army, 3rd Mixed Brigade (some troops), 4th Mixed Brigade (some troops), 9th Mixed Brigade ( part of the troops), a total of about 100,000 people.