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Battle of Pingxingguan order of battle

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China

Chinese units mentioned defending Pingxingguan: [1]

  • 17th Corps - Kao Kuei-tse (from 7th Army Group)
  • 73rd Division - Liu Feng-pin (from 33rd Army)
  • 15th Corps - Liu Mao-en (from 13th Army)
    • 64th Division - Wu Ting-lin
    • 65th Division - Liu Mao-en (concurrent)
  • 115th Division – Lin Biao, deputy Nie Rongzhen (from 18th Army Group – 8th Route Army)
    • 343th Brigade - Zhou Jianping
      • 685th Regiment – Yang Dezhi
      • 686th Regiment - Li Tienyou
    • 344th Brigade - Xu Haidong
      • 687th Regiment - Zhang Shaodong
      • 688th Regiment – ? (in reserve)

Japan

Attacking Pingxingguan:

  • 21st Brigade, 5th Japanese Division

Japanese forces in the ambush battle of Pingxingguan:

  • 3rd Battalion, 21st Regiment, 21st Brigade, 5th Japanese Division
  • Supply troops of the 21st Regiment - Lieutenant 高桥义夫
    • 15 supply troops and 70 escorts in 70 horse-drawn vehicles with 50 horses, filled with clothes, food, ammunition and proceeded westwards towards Pingxingguan.
  • Japanese 6th Depot
    • 2nd Company motorized supply column - First Lieutenant 矢岛俊彦
      • 176 men in 50 trucks
    • 3rd Company motorized supply column - Major 中西次八
      • ? men in 30 trucks

Sources

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