Order of Battle For Battle of Changsha (1939)

Order Of Battle For Battle Of Changsha (1939)

Japan (Early September 1939)

11th Army - Yasuji Okamura

• 6th Division - Lt. Gen. Shiro Inaba
  • 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

• 106th Division - Lt. Gen. Ryotaro Nakai
  • 111th Infantry Brigade
    • 113th Infantry Regiment
    • 147th Infantry Regiment
  • 136th Infantry Brigade
    • 125th Infantry Regiment
    • 145th Infantry Regiment
  • 106th Field Artillery Regiment
  • 106th Cavalry Regiment
  • 106th Engineer Regiment
  • 106th Transport Regiment

• 33rd Division - Lt. Gen. Shigetaro Amakasu
  • 33rd infantry Brigade Group:
    • 213th Infantry Regiment
    • 214th Infantry Regiment
    • 215th Infantry Regiment
  • 33rd Recon Regiment
  • 33rd Mountain Artillery Regiment
  • 33rd Military Engineer Regiment
  • 33rd Transport Regiment

• 13th Division - Gen. Shizuichi Tanaka
  • Nara Detachment of 13th Division - Major Gen. Akira Nara
    • 26th Infantry Brigade - Major Gen. Akira Nara
      • 58th Infantry Regiment
      • 116th Infantry Regiment
  • With elements of:
    • 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
    • 17th Cavalry Regiment
    • 13th Engineer Regiment
    • 13th Transport Regiment

• 3rd Division - Lt. Gen. Shinichi Fujita
  • Uemura Detachment of 3rd Division - Major Gen. Mikio Uemura
    • 29th Infantry Brigade - Major Gen. Mikio Uemura
      • 18th Infantry Regiment
      • 34th Infantry Regiment
  • With elements of:
    • 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
    • 3rd Cavalry Regiment
    • 3rd Engineer Regiment
    • 3rd Transport Regiment

• 101st Division - Yaheta Saito, s/b Lt. Gen. Masatoshi Saito
  • 101st Infantry Brigade
    • 101st Infantry Regiment
    • 149th Infantry Regiment
  • 102nd Infantry Brigade
    • 103rd Infantry Regiment
    • 157th Infantry Regiment
  • 101st Field Artillery Regiment
  • 101st Cavalry Regiment
  • 101st Engineer Regiment
  • 101st Transport Regiment

Naval Forces:

China Area Fleet

• 11th Sentai
• 13th Gunboat Unit
• Shanghai SNLF (a detachment)
• 4th Guard Unit

Notes:

• Naval forces were involved an opposed landing at the mouth of the Mi-lo River on the Hsiang River "enemy marines, elements of 3rd Division (Uemura Column /29th Bde), scores of ships and more than a 100 motor boats." Troops are identified on map 17 as the Muragami Column).