Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma

1st Route Expeditionary Forces - Lo Cho-ying (Late February 1942) [1]

Commander – US Army Lieut.-General JW Stilwell (Burma HQ established 21 March, 1942) [4]
Chief of the Chinese General Staff Mission to Burma - Lieut.-General Lin Wei[4]
Executive Officer to General Stilwell - Lieut.-General Lo Cho-ying
Lo Cho-ying
Luo Zhuoying was a Republic of China Lieutenant-General during the Second Sino-Japanese War.-Military career:*1937 Commander in Chief 15th Army Group*1937 General Officer Commanding 16th Army*1937 - 1938 General Officer Commanding XVIII Corps...

[4]
36th Division - Li Chih-peng [grd] [1] in Yunnan as reserve, defended Salween crossing at Huitung Bridge
88th Division - ? [grd] [1] Sent in May to defend Salween crossing at Huitung Bridge
2nd Reserve Division - ? [1] sent in May to defend Salween crossing at Huitung Bridge (used as guerillas in Japanese rear.
Training Depot - ? [4]
- 1st Reserve Regiment - ? [4]
- 2nd Reserve Regiment - ? [4]
5th Army - Du Yuming
Du Yuming
Du Yuming was a Kuomintang field commander active in the Sino-Japanese War theatre of World War II and in the Chinese Civil War from 1945 to 1949....

[1], (Lieut.-General Tu Yu-ming, designated 2nd-in-Command to Luo Zhuoying) [4]
- New 22nd Division - Liao Yao-hsiang[廖耀湘], (Major-General Liao Yao-shiang) [4]
  - 64th Regiment
  - 65th Regiment
  - 66th Regiment
- 96th Division - Yu Chao (Major-General Yu Shao)
  - 286th Regiment
  - 287th Regiment
  - 288th Regiment
- 200th Division - Tai An-lan[戴安澜], (Major-General Tai An Lan) [4] [m]
  - 598thRegiment
  - 599th Regiment
  - 600th Regiment
- ? Engineer Regiment - Li Shu-cheng
- 1st Armoured Regiment - Hu Hsien-chun
  - 18 Cv-33 light tanks
- ? Artillery Regiment - Chu Mo-chin
- Truck Regiment - Hung Shih-shou
- Signal battalion [4]
- Cavalry regiment [4]

6th Army - Kan Liu-chu[1] (Lieut.-General Kan Li-chu) [4] [entered Burma during Feb-42]
- 49th Division - Peng Pi-sheng[1] (Major-General Peng Pi-shen) [4]
  - 145th Regiment
  - 146th Regiment
  - 147th Regiment
- 93rd Division - Lu Kuo-chuan[1],(Lieut.-General Lu Kuo Ch’uan) [4]
  - 277th Regiment
  - 278th Regiment
  - 279th Regiment
- 55th Provisional Division - Chen Mien-wu[1],(Lieut.-General Ch’en Mien-wu) [4]
  - 1st Regiment
  - 2nd Regiment
  - 3rd Regiment
- Engineer battalion[4]
- Transport battalion[4]
- Signal Battalion[4]
- 1st Battalion, 13th Artillery Regiment[4]

66th Army - Chang Chen[1] (Lieut-General Ma Wei-chi) [4] [entered Burma from mid-Apr-42]
- New 28th Division - Liu Po-lung[1],( (Major-General Liu Po-lung) [4]
  - 82nd Regiment
  - 83rd Regiment
  - 84th Regiment
- New 29th Division - Ma Wei-chi[1],(Major-General Ma Wei-chei) [4]
  - 85th Regiment
  - 86th Regiment
  - 87th Regiment
- New 38th Division - Sun Li-jen
  Sun Li-jen
  Sun Li-jen was a Kuomintang General, best known for his leadership in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. His achievements earned him the laudatory nickname "Rommel of the East". His New 1st Army was reputed as the "1st [Best] Army under heaven" and credited with defeating...
  
  [1],(Lieut.-General Sun Li-jen) [4] [Finance Ministry Tax Police grd]
  - 112th Regiment
  - 113th Regiment
  - 114th Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 18th Artillery Regiment[4]

Notes:

[grd] was a German trained Reorganized Division
[m] Motorized infantry Division (truck borne)
All Regiment numbers from Order of Battle of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma - 1942

Air forces: [3]

17th Pursuit Squadron / 5th Pursuit Group - squadron commander Liu Qingguang

Base: Lashio ; Burma (/42 – summer/42)
11 x I-153's

American Volunteer Group - Claire Chennault

1st Squadron ’Adam & Eves’ - Squadron Leader Robert Neale (07/02/42 – 04/07/42)
- Base: Mingaladon (14/01/42 – ), Lashio (03/42 – 27/04/42)
- Curtiss P-40's
2nd Squadron ’Panda Bears’- Squadron Leader John Newkirk (18/08/41 – 24/03/42), Squadron Leader David Hill (24/03/42 – 04/07/42)
- Base: Mingaladon (30/12/41 – 08/02/42), Loiwing (08/02/42 -), Magwe (08/02/42 – ) , Kunming
  Kunming
  ' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government...
  
  (08/02/42 – )
- Curtiss P-40's
3rd Squadron ’Hell’s Angels’- Squadron Leader Arvid Olson (14/08/41 – 04/07/42)
- Base: Mingaladon (12/12/41 – 03/42), Magwe (03/42 – 22/03/42), Lashio (03/42 – 27/04/42)
- Curtiss P-40's

Notes

At the end of January 1942 eleven I-153s of the 17th Pursuit Squadron led by squadron commander Liu Qingguang, were quartered at Kunming (Yunnan
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...

Province). According to intentions, they were to repulse Japanese air attacks together with the American volunteers, who also were stationed there. However after some time they were sent on to Lashio airbase in Burma where they were utilised for communications and in May flew sorties attacking ground targets.

Sources:

[1] 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.

[2] [g] German trained Divisions: 3rd, 6th, 9th, 14th, 36th, 87th, 88th, and the Training Division of the Central Military Academy. Also the "Tax Police" regiment (equivalent of a division) under T.V. Soong's Ministry of Finance, later converted to the New 38th division during the war. From: "History of the Frontal (i.e. KMT) War Zone in the Sino-Japanese War", published by Nanjing University Press. Posted by yexu on Apr 7 2005, 04:28 AM - http://www.china-defense.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=8871&st=0&#entry176135

[3] Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-45

[4] Order of Battle of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma - 1942

Air forces: [3]

See also