Battle of West Henan–North Hubei order of battle

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Below is the order of battle for the Western Honan - Northern Hupei 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 .

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Japan

As of mid-March 1945 [1] [2]

China

As of mid-March 1945

Note: A total of 148,000 men and 4 Airforce groups. [3]

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References

  1. Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War Pg. 452.
  2. 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
  3. Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War Pg. 453

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