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]
 * 5th Division - Lt. Gen. Rikichi Ando [8]
 * 9th Infantry Brigade
 * 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
 * 18th Division - Lt. Gen. Seiichi Kunou [8]
 * 23rd Infantry Brigade
 * 55th Infantry Regiment
 * 56th Infantry Regiment
 * 35th Infantry Brigade
 * 114th Infantry Regiment
 * 124th Infantry Regiment
 * 22nd Cavalry Battalion
 * 18th Mountain Artillery Regiment
 * 12th Military Engineer Regiment
 * 12th Transport Regiment
 * 104th Division - Lt. Gen. Toshio Miyake [8]
 * 107th Infantry Brigade
 * 108th Infantry Regiment
 * 170th Infantry Regiment
 * 132nd Infantry Brigade
 * 137th Infantry Regiment
 * 161st Infantry Regiment
 * 104th Field Artillery Regiment
 * 104th Cavalry Regiment
 * 104th Engineer Regiment
 * 104th Transport Regiment

Forces directly under 21st army: [2]
 * 3rd Independent Machinegun Battalion
 * 16th Independent Machinegun Battalion
 * 21st Independent Machinegun Battalion
 * 1st Independent Light Armored Car Battalion
 * 51st Independent Light Armored Car Battalion
 * 52nd Independent Light Armored Car Battalion
 * 111th Mountain Artillery Regiment
 * 10th Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment
 * 2nd Mortar Battalion
 * 21st Mortar Battalion
 * 11th independent Heavy Siege Artillery Battalion
 * 1st, Independent Heavy Mortar Battalion
 * 2nd Independent Heavy Mortar Battalion
 * 1st Independent Balloon Squadron
 * 15th Independent Military Engineer Regiment
 * 1st Field Operation Heavy Artillery Brigade
 * 8th Signal Communication unit
 * 6th Field Operation Weather Service
 * 3rd Field Operation Survey Group
 * 8 Batteries Field Anti-aircraft guns

4th Flight Group - Major Gen. Tomo Fujita [8][2] (Formed on September 19, 1938 under the 21st Army)
 * 64th Hiko Sentai - Major Tamiya Teranishi,[2][3] (Base: Ertaokou 8/38 – 11/38)
 * 1st Chutai - Captain Mitsugu Sawada
 * Nakajima Ki-27 fighter aircraft
 * 2nd Chutai - Captain Tsuguroku Nakao
 * Kawasaki Ki-10 fighter aircraft
 * Nakajima Ki-27 fighter aircraft
 * 27th Hiko Sentai - ? [2][3]
 * 1st Chutai - ?
 * Light bomber - ?
 * 31st Hiko Sentai - ? (Base: Canton 11/38 – ) [2][3]
 * Light bomber unit. ]
 * 1st Aviation Corps (reconnaissance aircraft)[2]
 * 94th Flight Group [2]
 * 97th Flight Group [2]
 * 3rd Flying Field Squadron [2]
 * 1st Field Operation Flying Field team.[2]

Notes:
 * 21st Army formed on September 19, 1938 and attacks Guangzhou October 12, 1938. [2]

CHINA
Canton Area Defense October 1938 [1]

12th Army Group - Yu Han-mou [1]
 * 62nd Corps - Chang Ta
 * 151st Division - Mo His-teh
 * 152nd Division - Chen Chang
 * 63rd Corps - Chang Jui-kuei
 * 153rd Division - Chang Jui-kuei
 * 154th Division - Liang Shih-chi
 * 65th Corps - Li Chen-chiu
 * 156th Division - Li Chiangi
 * 157th Division - Huang Tao
 * 158th Division - Tseng Yu-chiang
 * 9th Separate Brigade - Li Chen-liang
 * 20th Separate Brigade - Chen-liang
 * Humen Fortress Command - Chen Tse

Navy[1]
 * River Defense Command - ?
 * Haimen Fortress
 * Pearl River flottilla
 * Shao-ho
 * Hai-chou
 * Hai-hu
 * Hai-ou

Airforce[1] Kwang tung Air Defense command - ? (3 x 75mm AA batteries, 20 lesser caliber AA batteries, 4 searchlights )
 * 41st AAA Regt.
 * 1 battery ? mm (Humen Fortress)
 * 45th AAA Regt.
 * 2 76.2mm AA batteries (Canton)
 * 3rd Searchlight detachment
 * 4 searchlights
 * 3rd Searchlight detachment
 * 4 searchlights