Operation Nekka order of battle
The Japanese and Manchukuoan order of battle for Operation Nekka was:
Japan
[edit]Jehol Operation Force - Field Marshal Baron Nobuyoshi Muto,
- 6th Division (11th & 36th Infantry Brigades) - Lt. Gen. Sakamoto
- 8th Division (4th & 16th Infantry Brigades) - Lt. Gen. Nishi
- 14th Mixed Brigade / 7th Division - Major Gen. Hattori
- 33rd Mixed Brigade / 10th Division - Major Gen. Nakamura
- 4th Cavalry Brigade - Major Gen. Mogi
- 1st Special Tank Company - Captain Hyakutake
- 11 x Type 89 Medium Tank
- 2 x Type 92 Combat Cars
Manchukuoan Force 42,000 men[1] - Zhang Haipeng[2]
Manchukuoan units with the Japanese Northern Column 10,000 men[1]
- Taoliao Army - Zhang Haipeng (concurrent)
- 7 Detachments( at least 2 are cavalry brigades)[2]
- National Foundation Army (Manchukuo Preparatory 2nd Corps) - Zheng Guorui[1]
- 3 Detachments
Manchukuoan units with the Japanese Eastern Column 15,000 men[1]
- National Protection Army (Fengtian Province Garrison Corps)[1] - Yu Zhishan[3]
- 1st Brigade of the Guard Corps (Manchukuo Imperial Guards) - Li Shoushan[3]
- National Salvation Army (about 10,000 men)[1] - Li Jizhun[4]
China
[edit]5th Army Group - Commander in chief Tang Yulin (governor of Rehe)[1]
- 55th Army - Tang Yulin
- 36th Division - Tang Yulin, at Beipiao,
- 36th Cavalry Regiment - Shao Benliang, at Beipiao, Chaoyang, Zhuluke and Jianping. Shao defected to the Japanese.
- 31st Brigade - ?, at Heishuizhen-Chifeng
- Reserve Regiment - ?, at Pingquan-Chengde
- 36th Artillery Regiment - ?, near Pingzhen
- 1st Cavalry Brigade - ?, at Qinglianggou
- 9th Cavalry Brigade - Cui Xingwu, at Kailu. Cui defected to the Japanese.
- 10th Cavalry Brigade - ?, at Tianshan
6th Army Group - Zhang Zuoxiang (former governor of Jilin)*
- 41st Army - Sun Dianying
- 117th Brigade - Ding Ting, at Haladaokou, east of Chifeng.
- 118th Brigade - Liu Yueting, to the north of Chifeng
- Reinforced 1st Brigade - Xing Yuchou, to the north of Chifeng
- Northeastern Loyal and Brave Army - Feng Zhanhai, to the north of Chifeng
- 10th Cavalry Division - Deng Wen
- 11th Cavalry Division - Tan Zixin
- 12th Cavalry Division - Wu Songlin
- 21st Cavalry Brigade - Guo Fenglai
- 1st Infantry Brigade - Tang Zhongxin
4th Army Group - Wan Fulin* (former chairman of Heilongjiang)
- 53rd Army - Wan Fulin
- 130th Division - Zhu Hongxun, at Yebaishou - Dachengzi
- 119th Division - Sun Dequan, Dachengzi – Lingnan
- 129th Division - Wang Yongsheng, Pingquan – Sanshijia
- 116th Division - Miao Chengliu, Lamadong – Yiyuankou
- 106th Division - Shen Ke, Daordeng – Tangdaohe
- 11th Artillery Regiment, Lingyuan
- 108th Division - Yang Zhengzhi, East of Lingnan on February 27[citation needed]
Notes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Jowett, Phillip J., Rays of the Rising Sun Vol 1., Helion & Co. Ltd. 2004.
- "第二部分：从"九一八"事变到西安事变榆关 热河失守 | Shanhai Pass and Jehol falls into enemy handsauthor= Guo Rugui, editor-in-chief Huang Yuzhang". 中国抗日战争正面战场作战记 [China's Anti-Japanese War Combat Operations]. Jiangsu People's Publishing House. 2005-07-01.