Order of battle of the Battle of Shanghai

The following is the order of battle of the forces involved in the Battle of Shanghai, during the opening stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Order of battle
Order of battle prior to August 13, 1937: {| style="width: 100%; text-align: left; "
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China
National Revolutionary Army
 * Wusung – Shanghai Siege Area (Aug. 7 1937)
 * Nanking Shanghai Garrison – Chang Chih-Chung (50,000 men).
 * 36th Division – Sung Hsi-lien[g]
 * 87th Division – Wang Ching-chin[g]
 * 88th Division – Sun Yuan-liang[g]
 * 55th Division – Li Sung-Chan
 * 56th Division – Liu Ho-ting (later Liu Shang-chih)
 * 57th Division – Yuan Chao-chang [R]
 * 20th Sep. Bde – Gen. Chen Mien-wu
 * [g] German trained Reorganized Divisions
 * [R] Reorganized Divisions
 * Shanghai City demilitarised on Chinese side according to Shanghai Ceasefire Agreement (1932)
 * Wusong-Shanghai Garrison Units (Peace Preservation Corps)
 * Shanghai City demilitarised on Chinese side according to Shanghai Ceasefire Agreement (1932)
 * Wusong-Shanghai Garrison Units (Peace Preservation Corps)

Japan
Imperial Japanese Navy

3rd Fleet : Admiral Hasegawa Kiyoshi
 * Flagship: Izumo (Izumo class armoured cruiser)
 * Notoro(seaplane tender)
 * 8 Nakajima E8N Reconnaissance float aircraft


 * 11th (Gunboat) Sentai - Rear Admiral Tanimoto Umataro
 * Flagship: Yaeyama (minelayer)
 * Ataka(Gunboat)
 * Katada (Gunboat)
 * Sumida(Gunboat)
 * Kuri (Momi class destroyer)
 * Hozu (Gunboat)
 * Futami (Gunboat)
 * Kotaka (Gunboat)
 * Tsuga (Momi class destroyer)
 * Hasu (Momi class destroyer)
 * Atami (Gunboat)
 * Seta (Gunboat
 * Toba (Gunboat)
 * Hira (Gunboat)


 * 8th (Cruiser) Sentai - Rear Admiral Nagumo
 * Flagship: Kinu
 * Natori
 * Yura


 * 1st (Destroyer) Sentai - Rear Admiral Yoshida
 * Sendai

Order of battle soon after August 13, 1937: {| style="width: 100%; text-align: left; "
 * Shanghai Special Naval Landing Force - Rear Admiral Denshichi Okawachi
 * 1st Battalion - Lt. Cdr. Uroku Hashimoto
 * 2nd Battalion - Lt. Shigeshi Sano
 * 3rd Battalion - Lt. Shegeru Ito
 * 4th Battalion - Artillery unit, Disbanded at the outbreak of war, guns were dispersed to the infantry units.
 * 9th Battalion - Lt. Cdr. Torashige Tsukioka
 * Prior to hostilities: Total force (2,500 men)
 * Special Naval Landing Force reinforcements as of 8/1/37 from 3rd Fleet
 * 8th Sentai NLF
 * 1st Destroyer Sentai NLF
 * 3rd Destroyer Sentai NLF
 * Izumo NLF
 * Reservists and volunteers (5000 men)
 * 1st Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * ( Armed reservists were men in civilian clothes distinguished by a brassard)
 * Notes:
 * Third Fleet operated in Central and South China waters.
 * 11th Squadron evacuated Japanese civilians from the interior to Shanghai during July and early August.
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 * Third Fleet operated in Central and South China waters.
 * 11th Squadron evacuated Japanese civilians from the interior to Shanghai during July and early August.
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China
National Revolutionary Army

3rd Military Region - Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (20 Aug 1937)

Wusung – Shanghai Siege Area Yangtse River Right Bank Garrison Sector Yangtse River Left Bank Garrison Sector
 * 9th Army Group - Gen. Zhang Zhizhong
 * 36th Division - Gen. Song Xilian[g]
 * 56th Division - Gen. Liu Ho-Ting
 * 87th Division - Gen. Wang Ching-chin[g]
 * 88th Division - Gen. Sun Yuanliang[g]
 * 20th Separate Brigade - Gen. Chen Mien-wu
 * Training Division (part) - Gen Huei Yung-ching
 * Wusong-Shanghai Garrison Units (Peace Preservation Corps)
 * 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment [sFH 18 L/32 150mm Howitzer]
 * 3rd Artillery Regiment
 * 8th Artillery Regiment
 * 2 Heavy Mortar Units
 * 2 Anti-tank batteries
 * 1 Light Tank Battalion
 * 54th Corps – Gen. Huo Kwei-chang
 * 11th Division – Gen. Peng Shan[R]
 * 14th Division - Gen. Chen Lieh[g]
 * 67th Division - Gen. Huang Wei[R]
 * 16th Artillery Regiment (under command of Siege Area)
 * 57th Corps – Miao Cheng-liu
 * 111th Division – Gen. Chen En-to
 * 112th Division – Gen. Huo Shuo-yi

Hangchow Bay Left Bank Garrison Sector
 * 8th Army Group – Gen. Zhang Fakui
 * 61st Division – Gen. Chung Sung
 * 62nd Division – Gen. Tao Liu
 * 55th Division – Gen. Li Sung-shan
 * 57th Division – Gen. Yuan Shao-chang[R]
 * 45th Separate Brigade – Gen. Chan Luan-chi
 * 2nd Artillery Regt.

East Chekiang Garrison Sector
 * 10th Army Group – Gen. Liu Jianxu
 * 16th Division – Gen. Peng Shung-ling
 * 63rd Division – Gen. Chen Kuang-chung
 * 19th Division – Gen. Li Chueh
 * 52nd Division – Gen. Lu Hsin-jung
 * New 34th Division - Gen. ?
 * 37th Separate Brigade – Gen. Chen The-fa
 * 11th Provisional Brigade – Gen Chou Hsi-ching
 * 12th Provisional Brigade – Gen. Li Kuo-chun
 * 13th Provisional Brigade – Gen. Yang Yung-ching
 * [g] German trained Reorganized Divisions
 * [R] Reorganized Divisions
 * [R] Reorganized Divisions

Japan
Imperial Japanese Navy
 * Shanghai Special Naval Landing Force - Rear Admiral Denshichi Okawachi
 * 1st Battalion
 * 2nd Battalion
 * 3rd Battalion
 * 4th Battalion
 * 9th Battalion
 * 9th Battalion


 * Special Naval Landing Force reinforcements as of 1 Aug from 3rd Fleet
 * 8th Sentai NLF
 * 1st Destroyer Sentai NLF
 * 3rd Destroyer Sentai NLF
 * Izumo NLF

Imperial Japanese Army
 * Special Naval Landing Force reinforcements 18 - 19 Aug
 * 5th Battalion (Sasebo 1st SNLF, 16th Destroyer Division)
 * 6th Battalion (Kure 2nd SNLF)
 * 7th Battalion (Kure 1st SNLF)
 * 8th Battalion (Yokosuka 1st SNLF, 11th Sentai)
 * Total Naval personnel 8/19/37 (5000 men)
 * Reservists and volunteers (5000 men)
 * 1st Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * 2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment
 * (Armed reservists were men in civilian clothes distinguished by a brassard)
 * Total force defending the settlement 10,000 men
 * (Armed reservists were men in civilian clothes distinguished by a brassard)
 * Total force defending the settlement 10,000 men
 * Total force defending the settlement 10,000 men
 * Shanghai Expeditionary Force – Gen. Sekikon Matsui (16 Aug 1937)
 * 5th Tank Battalion - Colonel Hosomi
 * 32 Type 89 Medium Tanks, 15 Type 94 Tankettes
 * 7th Independent Machine Gun Battalion
 * 8th Independent Light Armor Company
 * 9th Independent Light Armor Company
 * Independent Light Armor Company
 * 10th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment
 * 24 Type 4 150mm Howitzers
 * 4th Army Mortar Battalion
 * 150mm mortars (1887) [Taki/PWf]
 * Field Operations Anti-aircraft Artillery 3 platoons
 * Field Air Defense Team 3rd Battery
 * 8th Independent Army Engineer Regiment
 * 6th Independent Air Squadron
 * Shanghai Dispatch Signal Unit
 * 5th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade
 * 48 150mm Howitzers
 * 6th Independent heavy artillery Brigade
 * 13th Field Heavy Artillery Regiments, 24 Type 4 15cm Howitzers
 * 14th Field Heavy Artillery Regiments, 24 Type 4 15cm Howitzers
 * Army Logistics Depot
 * 3rd Division - Lt. Gen. Fujita (Landed on Aug. 23rd)
 * 5th Infantry Brigade
 * 6th Infantry Regiment
 * 68th Infantry Regiment
 * 29th Infantry Brigade
 * 18th Infantry Regiment
 * 34th Infantry Regiment
 * 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
 * 3rd Cavalry Regiment
 * 3rd Engineer Regiment
 * 3rd Transport Regiment
 * 11th Division - Lt. Gen. Yamamuro (Landed on Aug. 23rd)
 * 10th Infantry Brigade
 * 12th Infantry Regiment
 * 22nd Infantry Regiment
 * 22nd Infantry Brigade
 * 43rd Infantry Regiment
 * 44th Infantry Regiment
 * 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment
 * 11th Cavalry Regiment
 * 11th Engineer Regiment
 * 11th Transport Regiment
 * 101st Division - Lt. Gen. Ito (Arrived Sept 7-16, Landed on Sep. 22nd)
 * 101st Infantry Brigade
 * 101st Infantry Regiment
 * 149th Infantry Regiment
 * 102nd Infantry Brigade
 * 103rd Infantry Regiment
 * 157th Infantry Regiment
 * 101st Field Artillery Regiment
 * 101st Cavalry Regiment
 * 101st Engineer Regiment
 * 101st Transport Regiment
 * 9th Division - Lt. Gen. Yoshizumi (Landed on Sep. 27th)
 * 6th Infantry Brigade
 * 7th Infantry Regiment
 * 35th Infantry Regiment
 * 18th Infantry Brigade
 * 19th Infantry Regiment
 * 36th Infantry Regiment
 * 9th Mountain Artillery Regiment
 * 9th Cavalry Regiment
 * 9th Engineer Regiment
 * 9th Transport Regiment
 * 13th Division - Lt. Gen. Ogisu (reinforcements late Aug., Landed on Oct. 1st)
 * 26th Infantry Brigade
 * 58th Infantry Regiment
 * 116th Infantry Regiment
 * 103rd Infantry Brigade
 * 65th Infantry Regiment
 * 104th Infantry Regiment
 * 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
 * 17th Cavalry Regiment
 * 13th Engineer Regiment
 * 13th Transport Regiment
 * 65th Infantry Regiment
 * 104th Infantry Regiment
 * 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
 * 17th Cavalry Regiment
 * 13th Engineer Regiment
 * 13th Transport Regiment

Chinese forces after late September, 1937: Japanese forces from October 29, 1937:
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