Guangdong Operation order of battle

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Below is the order of battle for the Canton Operation , October to December 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Contents

Imperial Japanese Army

21st Army - Lt. Gen. Motoo Furusho [8]

Forces directly under 21st Army: [1]

4th Flight Group - Major Gen. Tomo Fujita [8][2] (Formed on September 19, 1938, under the 21st Army)

Notes:

Tactical Organization of the 21st Army

21st Army [2]

Imperial Japanese Navy

5th Fleet - Vice Admiral Kōichi Shiozawa (塩澤中将) [3]

China

Canton Area Defense October 1938 [1]

4th Route Army - Yu Han-mou [1]

Navy[1]

Airforce[1] Kwang tung Air Defense command - ? (3 x 75mm AA batteries, 20 lesser caliber AA batteries, 4 searchlights )

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.

[3] Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45

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

March 1938

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