Order of battle of the Battle of Taiyuan

Order of battle for the Battle of Taiyuan in the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Japan
North China Front Army – Gen. Juichi Terauchi
 * 1st Army – Gen. Kyoji Kotouki (beginning in November)
 * 5th Division – Gen. Seishirō Itagaki (from September)
 * 9th Infantry Brigade (Brigade sent to Shanghai Nov. 1937)
 * 11th Infantry Regiment
 * 41st Infantry Regiment
 * 21st Infantry Brigade
 * 21st Infantry Regiment
 * 42nd Infantry Regiment
 * 5th Mountain Artillery Regiment
 * 5th Cavalry Regiment
 * 5th Engineer Regiment
 * 5th Transport Regiment
 * 4th? Tank Regiment/Battalion (from Sakai Bde?)
 * 20th Division – Gen Josaburo Kamamine (beginning in November)
 * 39th Infantry Brigade
 * 77th Infantry Regiment
 * 78th Infantry Regiment
 * 40th Infantry Brigade
 * 79th Infantry Regiment
 * 80th Infantry Regiment
 * 26th Field Artillery Regiment
 * 28th Cavalry Regiment
 * 20th Engineer Regiment
 * 20th Transport Regiment
 * 1st Tank Regiment/Battalion – Col. Baba***
 * 109th Division - ? (beginning in November)
 * 31st Infantry Brigade
 * 69th Infantry Regiment
 * 107th Infantry Regiment
 * 118th Infantry Brigade
 * 119th Infantry Regiment
 * 136th Infantry Regiment
 * 109th Mountain Artillery Regt
 * 109th Cavalry Regiment
 * 109th Engineer Regiment
 * 109th Transport Regiment

Kwantung Army
 * Chahar Expeditionary Force - Lt. General Hideki Tōjō
 * 1st Independent Mixed Brigade(Sakai Brigade)- Lt. Gen Sakai Koji +
 * 4th Tank Battalion
 * (Type 89 Med Tanks)
 * 1st Independent Infantry Regiment - Major Senda
 * 1st Independent Artillery Battalion
 * 1st Independent Engineer Company
 * 11th Independent Mixed Brigade - Gen. Shigiyasu Suzuki
 * 11th Independent Infantry Regiment
 * 12th Independent Infantry Regiment
 * 11th Independent Cavalry Company
 * 11th Independent Field Artillery Regiment
 * 12th Independent Mountain Gun Regiment
 * 11th Independent Engineer Company
 * 11th Independent Transport Company
 * 2nd Mixed Brigade (from 1st Division, Kwantung Army)- ?
 * 13th Infantry Regiment
 * 57th Infantry Regiment
 * 1st Field Artillery Regiment
 * 1 Company/1st Cavalry Regiment
 * 1 Company/1st Engineer Regiment
 * 1 Company/1st Transport Regiment
 * 15th Mixed Brigade(from 2nd Division, Kwantung Army) - ?
 * 16th Infantry Regiment
 * 30th Infantry Regiment
 * 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
 * 1 Company/2nd Cavalry Regiment
 * 1 Company/2nd Engineer Regiment
 * 1 Company/2nd Transport Regiment
 * Mongolian Army – Prince Teh Wang, Pao Yueh-ching
 * 1st Cavalry Division
 * 2nd Cavalry Division
 * 3rd Cavalry Division
 * 4th Cavalry Division
 * 5th Cavalry Division
 * 6th Cavalry Division
 * 7th Cavalry Division
 * 8th Cavalry Division

Army Airforce - ?
 * 1st Daitai/16th Hiko Rentai: Ki-10
 * 2nd Daitai: Ki-10 Fighters
 * 12th Hiko Rentai: Ki-2 bombers and Type 94 observation planes

China
2nd War Area - Yan Xishan (after first part of September 1937)
 * 6th Group Army – Gen. Yang Aiyuan, deputy Sun Chu
 * 33rd Army - Sun Chu
 * 3rd Sep. Brigade - Chang Chi-yu
 * 8th Sep. Brigade - ?
 * 73rd Division - Liu Feng-pin
 * 34th Army - Yang Cheng-yuan
 * 196th Independent Brigade - Chiang Yu-chen
 * 203rd Independent Brigade - Liang Chien-tang
 * 71st Division - Kuao Tsung-fen
 * New 2nd Division - Chin Hsien-chang
 * 7th Group Army - Fu Zuoyi
 * 35th Army - Fu Zuoyi
 * 218th Brigade - Tung Chu-wu
 * 211th Brigade - Sun Lan-feng
 * 205th Brigade - Tien Shu-mei
 * 61st Army - Chen Chang-Chih
 * 200th Brigade - Liu Tan-fu
 * 7th Separate Brigade - Man Yen-shou
 * 101st Division - Li Chu-kung
 * 17th Army - Kao Kuei-tse
 * 84th Division - Kao Kuei-tse (concurrent)
 * 21st Division - Li Hsien-chou
 * New 2nd Brigade - An Hua-ting
 * New 6th Brigade - Wang Tse-hsiu
 * New 2nd Cavalry Brigade - Shih yu-shan
 * 6th Cavalry Army - Men Ping-yueh
 * 7th Cavalry Division - Men Ping-yueh (concurrent)
 * 1st Temporary Cavalry Division - Feng Piao
 * 14th Group Army - Wei Li-huang
 * 14th Army - Li Mo-yen(concurrent)
 * 10th Division - Li Mo-yen
 * 83rd Division - Li Kan
 * 9th Army - Hu Meng-lin
 * 47th Division - Pei Chang-hui
 * 54th Division - Liu Chia-chi
 * 85th Division - Chen Tieh
 * 5th Separate Brigade - Cheng Ting-chen
 * 18th Group Army - Zhu De, deputy Peng Dehuai
 * 115th Division - Lin Biao
 * 120th Division - He Long
 * 129th Division - Liu Bocheng
 * 19th Army - Wang Ching-kuo
 * 2nd Separate Brigade  - Fang Ke-yu
 * 215th Brigade - Tu Kun
 * 72nd Division - Tuan Shu-hua
 * 66th Division - Tu Chun-yi
 * 1st Cavalry Army - Chao Cheng-shou
 * 1st Cavalry Div. - Pen Yu-pin
 * 2nd Cavalry Div. - Sun Chang-sheng
 * 15th Army - Liu Mao-en
 * 64th Div- Wu Ting-lin
 * 65th Div- Liu Mao-en(concurrent)
 * Advance Force Commander - Ma Chan-shan
 * 6th Cavalry Div. - Liu Kuei-wu
 * 2nd Cavalry Army - Ho Chu-kuo
 * 3rd Cavalry Div. - Hsu Liang
 * Ladies Pass Defense Group - Deputy Commander 2nd War Area, Huang Shao-hsiung
 * 1st Corps - Sun Lien-chung
 * 27th Division - Fen An-pang
 * 30th Div. - Chang Chin-chao
 * 31st Div. - Chih Feng-cheng
 * 44th Sep. Bde - Chang Hua-tang
 * 3rd Army - Tseng Wan-chung
 * 7th Div. - Li Shih-lung
 * 12th Div. - Tang Huai-yuan
 * 14th Corps - Feng Chin-tsai
 * 42nd Div. - Liu Yen-piao
 * 169th Div. - Wu Shih-ming
 * 94th Div. - Chu Huai-ping
 * 17th Div. - Wu Shih-ming
 * 13th Army - Tang Enbo
 * 4th Division - Wang Wan-ling
 * 89th Division - Wang Chung-lien

Airforce - ?
 * 28th PS - [7 Hawk IIs ] - Captain Chan Kee-Wong from 16 September
 * Up to this point, IJAAF aircraft had been able to operate freely in support of the Japanese Army in Northern China.

Chinese Force Defending Xinkow Line
Unified Command Defending Xinkow line - Wei Li-huang
 * Left Flank Army - Li Mo-yen
 * 14th Army - Li Mo-yen
 * 10th Division - Li Mo-yen (concurrent)
 * 83rd Division - Li Kan
 * 85th Division - Chen Tieh
 * 66th Division - Tu Chun-yi
 * 71st Division - Kuao Tsung-fen
 * Central Army - Wang Ching-kuo
 * 19th Army - Wang Ching-kuo
 * 2nd Separate Brigade - Fang Ke-yu
 * 215th Brigade - Tu Kun
 * 72nd Division - Tuan Shu-hua
 * 35th Army - Fu Tso-yi?
 * 218th Brigade - Tung Chu-wu
 * 211th Brigade - Sun Lan-feng
 * 205th Brigade - Tien Shu-mei
 * 61st Army - Chen Chang-Chih
 * 200th Brigade - Liu Tan-fu
 * 7th Separate Brigade - Man Yen-shou
 * 101st Division - Li Chu-kung
 * 9th Army - Hu Meng-lin
 * 47th Division - Pei Chang-hui
 * 54th Division - Liu Chia-chi
 * Right Flank Army - Liu Mao-en
 * 15th Army - Liu Mao-en
 * 64th Division - Wu Ting-lin
 * 65th Division - Liu Mao-en
 * 33rd Army - Sun Chu
 * 3rd Sep. Bde - Chang Chi-yu
 * 8th Sep. Bde - ?
 * 73rd Div. - Liu Feng-pin
 * 17th Army - Kao Kuei-tse
 * 84st Div. - Kao Kuei-tse (concurrent)
 * 21st Div. - Li Hsien-chou
 * 5th Separate Brigade - Cheng Ting-chen