Order of battle for Guangdong Operation

Order of battle for Canton Operation October to December 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

JAPAN

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

Forces directly under 21st army: [2]

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

Notes:

CHINA

Canton Area Defense October 1938 [1]

12th Army Group - 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.

[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)

[3] Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45 http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm

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

[5] http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/index.htm

[6] http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=94112&start=15

[7] http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/p_index.htm Imperial Japanese Navy: People Index

[8] http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=880384#880384

[9] From: "Samouraï sur porte-avions" Japanese shipboard groups 1922-1944 580 pages (Lela Presse, www.avions-bateaux.com)

March 1938

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