Order of Battle, Battle of Nanchang

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The Order of Battle for the Nanchang Campaign (Mid Feb. - Early May 1939)

The Battle of Nanchang was a military campaign fought around Nanchang, Jiangxi between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Japanese Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was the first major conflict to occur following the Battle of Wuhan.

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Japan

11th Army - Gen. Yasuji Okamura [1,2]

Naval:T Operation Fleet - Rear Admiral Keijiro Goga [6]

Naval Airforce:

Kōkūtai

A Kōkūtai (航空隊) was a term used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) to designate a military aviation unit, similar to the Air Groups in other air arms and services of the time. A Kōkūtai could be based at land or on board aircraft carriers and could contain up to hundreds of men and aircraft. For example, the famous 343 Kōkūtai was a land based fighter group while the 652nd Kōkūtai was a carrier-based bomber group. Kōkūtai were divided into smaller units called Hikōtai, which were the equivalent of a squadron. Kōkūtai were usually divided into three Hikōtai. In general, most pilots and aircrew in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service were non-commissioned officers. The word Kōkūtai is abbreviated with the abbreviation "Ku". 343 Ku, for example, stands for 343 Kōkūtai. In the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJAAS) the equivalent unit was the Sentai.

Army Airforce:3rd Flight Group - Major Gen. Sugawara [6,7]

Kawasaki Ki-10 aircraft

The Kawasaki Ki-10 was the last biplane fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army, entering service in 1935. Built by Kawasaki Kōkūki Kōgyō K.K. for the Imperial Japanese Army, it saw combat service in Manchukuo and in North China during the early stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Its reporting name given by the Allies was "Perry".

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China

9th War Area - Chen Cheng [1]

Lu Han (general) Chinese general and politician

Lu Han was a KMT general of Yi ethnicity.

From 3rd War Area

7 Divisions of 32nd Army Group were mentioned in the text [1] as being in the counterattack to recapture Nanchang:

32nd Army Group - Shangkuan Yu-hsiang

Notes:

32nd Army Group divisions mentioned[1]:

Early reinforcement from 3rd War area, presumably part of 32nd Army Group

On May 5, 1939, Chinese recovered Nanchang Train Station & Nanchang Airport, and fought bayonet wars with Japanese at city walls. 29th Corps Chief Chen An'bao sacrificed his life during the battle, and division chief Liu Yuqing was injured.

Notes

7 Divisions from 32nd Army Group / 3rd War Area were committed during the offensive to recapture Nanchang in April, 1939. The 16th, 79th, 10th Reserve, and 5th Reserve Divisions are mentioned as being with that Army Group. Also, a 102nd Division came from the 3rd War Area early in the campaign but may or may not have been from 32nd Army Group, the text does not make this clear. The 29th Corps is mentioned in the text, along with the 26th Division, in the final attack on Nanchang. Additionally, a 25th Corps (commander Wang Ching-chiu) and a separate 67th Division are listed as being under the 32nd Army Group in another OOB for the Chinese, from after the Battle of Wuhan to March 1940.[1]

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