Below are the units and commanders that participated in the Battle of Wuhan, also called the Wuchang–Hankou campaign, fought from early June through November 12, 1938, a phase of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Japan

Ground forces

Imperial Japanese Army (mid-July 1938) 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.

Central China Expeditionary Force General Shunroku Hata 15th Division - Lt. Gen. Yoshio Iwamatsu 15th Infantry Brigade Group 51st Infantry Regiment 60th Infantry Regiment 67th Infantry Regiment 1 tankette company 15th Division Reconnaissance Company 21st Field Artillery Regiment 15th Military Engineer Regiment 15th Transport Regiment 17th Division- Lt. Gen. Takichi Kouya 17th Infantry Brigade Group 53rd Infantry Regiment 54th Infantry Regiment 81st Infantry Regiment 23rd Field Artillery Regiment 7th Military Engineer Regiment 17th Transport Regiment 18th Division - Lt. Gen. Seiichi Kunou 23rd Infantry Brigade 55th Infantry Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 35th Infantry Brigade 114th Infantry Regiment 124th Infantry Regiment 18th Mountain Artillery Regiment 22nd Cavalry Battalion 12th Engineer Regiment 12th Transport Regiment 22nd Division - Lt. Gen. Ichiji Dobashi 22nd Infantry Brigade Group 22nd Infantry Regiment 84th Infantry Regiment 86th Infantry Regiment 22nd Recon troops 52nd Mountain Artillery Regiment 22nd Engineer Regiment 22nd Transport Regiment 116th Division - Lt. Gen. Yoshishige Shimizu 119th Infantry Brigade 109th Infantry Regiment 120th Infantry Regiment 130th Infantry Brigade 133rd Infantry Regiment 138th Infantry Regiment 122nd Field Artillery Regiment 120th Cavalry Battalion? 116th Engineer Regiment 116th Transport Regiment 1st Independent Machinegun Battalion 7th Independent Machinegun Battalion 8th Independent Machinegun Battalion 6th Independent Light Armored Car Battalion 8th Independent Light Armored Car Battalion 9th Independent Light Armored Car Battalion 5th Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 2nd Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment 3rd Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment 10th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment 5th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade 11th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment 12th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment- 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade 13th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment 14th Field Heavy Artillery 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 1st Independent Military Engineer Regiment 2nd Independent Military Engineer Regiment 8th, Independent Military Engineer Regiment 12th Independent Military Engineer Regiment Guard Division 4th Field Anti-aircraft gun Company 5th Field Anti-aircraft gun Company 7th Field Anti-aircraft gun Company 16th Division 5th Field Anti-aircraft gun Company 6th Field Anti-aircraft gun Company River transport unit - Maj. Gen. Katamura Shihachi Jiujiang Anti-aircraft gun Company Army Labor troops (3rd Independent Military Engineer Regiment) Army Railroad Unit - Maj. Ochiai Shoji

Eleventh Army General Neiji Okamura 6th Division Lt. General Shiro Inaba 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 9th Division Lt. General Ryousuke Yoshizumi 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 27th Division Lt. General Masaharu Homma [Joined 11th army July 15, 1938] 1st China Garrison Infantry Regiment 2nd China Garrison Infantry Regiment 3rd China Garrison Infantry Regiment 27th Division reconnaissance troops 27th Mountain Artillery Regiment 27th Military Engineer Regiment 27th Transport Regiment 101st Division Lt. Gen. Masaki Ito or Lt. Gen. Masatoshi Saito 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 106th Division Lt. Gen. Atsuo Matsuura 111th Infantry Brigade 113th Infantry Regiment 147th Infantry Regiment 136th Infantry Brigade 125th Infantry Regiment 145th Infantry Regiment 106th Field Artillery Regiment 106th Cavalry Regiment 106th Engineer Regiment 106th Transport Regiment Formosa Infantry Brigade Maj. Gen. Senshuu Shigetou, [operating with China Area fleet] 1st Formosa Infantry Regiment 2nd Formosa Infantry Regiment Formosa artillery battalion Formosa engineer battalion Formosa transport regiment

Second Army Prince Naruhiko 3rd Division - Lt. Gen. Susumu Fujita Axis History Forum. Post subject: Re: oobs of Northern pincer of the Wuhan Campaign Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:18 am by Akira Takizawa. Commanders of 2nd Army Divisions: :3rd Division - Lt. Gen. Susumu Fujita :10th Division – Lt. Gen. Yoshio Shinozuka :13th Division - Lt. Gen. Ryuhei Ogisu :16th Division - Lt. Gen. Keisuke Fujie 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 10th Division – Lt. Gen. Yoshio Shinozuka 8th Infantry Brigade 39th Infantry Regiment 40th Infantry Regiment 33rd Infantry Brigade 10th Infantry Regiment 63rd Infantry Regiment 10th Field Artillery Regiment 10th Cavalry Regiment 10th Engineer Regiment 10th Transport Regiment 13th Division - Lt. Gen. Ryuhei Ogisu 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 16th Division – Lt. Gen. Keisuke Fujie, Gen. Kesao Nakashima, with 2nd Army to July 4] 19th Infantry Brigade 9th Infantry Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 30th Infantry Brigade 33rd Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Regiment 22nd Field Artillery Regiment 20th Cavalry Regiment 16th Engineer Regiment 16th Transport Regiment

Naval forces One hundred vessels, including over 30 naval craft armed with medium-caliber artillery, were gathered. The landing force for Anqing was composed of one infantry brigade, a marine landing battalion, artillery, engineers and chemical elements, totaling about 12,000 men and 80 to 90 guns. The squadron comprised 40 units, including destroyers, minesweepers, naval and river gunboats and blockade boats. Twenty steamboats transported the troops designated to make the landing.

3rd Fleet and China Area Fleet - Adm. Oiakwa Koshiro China Area fleet: - Vice Adm. Kiyoshi Hasegawa Izumo (F) (Izumo class armoured cruiser) 4-20.3 cm gun (2x2), 14-15.2 cm QF gun (1x14), 12-12pdr QF gun (1x12),8-2.5pdr QF gun (1x8), 4–45 cm TT Iwate (Izumo class armoured cruiser) 4-20.3 cm gun (2x2), 14-15.2 cm QF gun (1x14), 12-12pdr QF gun (1x12),8-2.5pdr QF gun (1x8), 4–45 cm TT One of these cruisers was detached to Yosuko Force to bombard Matang, both to bombard Matou.

11th Sentai (gunboat flotilla) - Rear Adm. Eijiro Kondo 12/37-12/38 flagship Ataka (Gunboat) 2–12 cm/45cal gun, 2–8 cm/40cal gun, 6 MGs. (1933 May 20, Ataka was incorporated into the 11th squadron as its flagship.) Kuri (2nd Class Destroyer) 3 x 12 cm/45cal gun, 2 x 7.7 mm MGs, 4 x 53 cm TT (2x2) Tsuga (2nd Class Destroyer) 3–12 cm/45cal gun, 2-7.7 mm MGs, 4–53 cm TT (2x2) Hasu (2nd Class Destroyer) 3–12 cm/45cal gun, 2-7.7 mm MGs, 4–53 cm TT (2x2 Yaeyama (minelayer) 2–12 cm/45cal gun, 2 MGs, 185 mines (maybe with 12th Sentai?) Hozu (Gunboat) 2–8 cm/40cal gun, 3 or 6–13 mm MG Katada (Gunboat) 2–8 cm/40cal gun, 3 or 6–13 mm MG Atami (Gunboat) 1–8 cm/28cal gun, 6 MGs Seta (Gunboat) 2–8 cm/40cal gun, 3 or 6–13 mm MG Toba (Gunboat) 2–8 cm/28cal gun, 6 MGs Hira (Gunboat) 2–8 cm/40cal gun, 3 or 6–13 mm MG Futami (Gunboat) 1–8 cm/28cal gun, 6 MGs Sumida (Gunboat) 2–47 mm/40cal gun, 4 MGs Kotaka (Gunboat) 5 MGs Saga (Gunboat) 1–12 cm/45cal gun, 3–8 cm/40cal gun, 3 MGs. (Saga was incorporated into the 3rd fleet 11th squadron on 1937 October 20.) 1st Sentai 1st Destroyer Torpedoboat Unit - ? Kasasagi, (Otori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1–40 mm AA, 3–53 cm TT (1x3) Hiyodori, (Otori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1–40 mm AA, 3–53 cm TT (1x3) Otori, (Otori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1–40 mm AA, 3–53 cm TT (1x3) Hayabusa) (Otori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1–40 mm AA, 3–53 cm TT (1x3) 11th Torpedoboat Unit Kari (Otori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1–40 mm AA, 3–53 cm TT (1x3) Sagi (Otori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1–40 mm AA, 3–53 cm TT (1x3) Hato (Otori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1–40 mm AA, 3–53 cm TT (1x3) ? Kiji (Otori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1–40 mm AA, 3–53 cm TT (1x3) 21st Torpedoboat Unit Chidori (Chidori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1-7.7 mm AA, 2–53 cm TT (2x1) Manazuru (Chidori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1-7.7 mm AA, 2–53 cm TT (2x1) Tomozuru (Chidori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1-7.7 mm AA, 2–53 cm TT (2x1) Hatsukari (Chidori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1-7.7 mm AA, 2–53 cm TT (2x1) 12th Sentai (minelayer) ? 1st Minesweeper Unit 1awg = Tsubame - Kamone - Sugi maru - Kashiwa maru Tsubame (Tsubame class minelayer) 1–8 cm/40cal AA gun, 1-13.2 mm AA, 120 mines Kamone (Tsubame class minelayer) 1–8 cm/40cal AA gun, 1-13.2 mm AA, 120 mines Yamasemi (torpedo boat) 2–8 cm QF gun, 2–47 mm QF gun, 2–45 cm TT (detached from Torpedoboat Sentai?) Sugi maru (Military used merchantmen minesweeper ?) Kashiwa maru (Military used merchantmen minesweeper ?) 2nd Minesweeper Unit 2 awg = Kotaka and Minor/Smaller craft Kotaka (Gunboat) 5 MGs (detached from 11th Sentai) Daihatsu, Shohatsu and other small craft #3 Flying Group (Kosen or Koku Sentai), 3rd Fleet. Kamikawa Maru (Mobilized Merchantman seaplane tender) 2–15 cm gun, 2–8 cm AA gun, 4–25 mm AA, 2 catapults, 12 or 8 aircraft (E8N)+ Notoro (seaplane tender) 2–8 cm/40cal AA gun, 8 aircraft (E8N)+ Kiji (Otori class torpedo boat) 3–12 cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1–40 mm AA, 3–53 cm TT (1x3) (from 11th Torpedoboat Sentai) Transport Unit ? 20 steamboat transports Daihatsu, Shohatsu and other small craft Special Unit Formosa Brigade (see 11th Army above) NLF "Okamoto unit" Kure 4th SNLF (after Aug. 1938) Kure 5th SNLF Special Working Unit 2nd Combined Air Group, 3rd Fleet. Sōryū detachment + Fighter daitai - 9 Nakajima A4N1s or Mitsubishi A5M Bomber daitai - 18 Aichi D1A1 Attack daitai - 9 Yokosuka B3Y1 Based at Wuhu 6/38, Anqing 6/38 - 11/38) In June the Sōryū detachment moved from Nanking to Wuhu in early June and by mid-June to the Anqing base. At this time they flew air defence and ground support sorties.

Land-based Naval Air Force 12th Kōkūtai + Fighter daitai - 27 Mitsubishi A5M Bomber daitai - Aichi D1A1 Attack daitai - Yokosuka B3Y1 A predominantly carrier fighter unit. Based at Anqing (06/38 – autumn/38) 13th Kōkūtai + Fighter daitai - 24 Mitsubishi A5M Attack daitai - 18 Mitsubishi G3M Reorganized on 22 March 1938 to a predominantly land attack unit. The fighter daitai was disbanded on 15 November 1938. Based at Shanghai 15th Kōkūtai + Fighter daitai - 9 Nakajima A4N1 (to 09/38), 9 Mitsubishi A5M (after 09/38) Bomber daitai -12 Aichi D1A1 Attack daitai - 9 Yokosuka B3Y1