The Burma Campaign

Order of Battle of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma – 1942

Commander: Lieut.-General J.W. Stilwell (Burma Headquarters established 21st March 1942)

Chief of the Chinese General Staff Mission to Burma: Lieut.-General Lin Wei

Executive Officer to General Stillwell: Lieut.-General Lo Cho-ying.

 

 

Fifth Army

(Lieut.-General Tu Tu-ming, entered Burma during March 1942)

     22nd Division

(Major-General Liao Yao-shiang)

         64th Regiment

 

         65th Regiment

 

         66th Regiment

 

     96th Division

(Major-General Yu Shao)

         286th Regiment

 

         287th Regiment

 

         288th Regiment

 

     200th Division

(Major-General Tai An Lin)

         598th Regiment

 

         599th Regiment

 

         600th Regiment

 

     Training Depot

 

         1st Reserve Regiment

 

         2nd Reserve Regiment

 

     Army Troops

(attached)

         Cavalry regiment

 

         Artillery regiment

 

         Engineer regiment

 

         Armoured regiment

 

         Motor regiment

 

         Signal battalion

 

 

 

 

 

Sixth Army

(Lieut.-General Kan Li-chu, entered Burma during February 1942)

     49th Division

(Major-General Peng Pi-shen)

         145th Regiment

 

         146th Regiment

 

         147th Regiment

 

     55th Division

(Lieut.-General Ch’en Mien-wu)

         1st Regiment

 

         2nd Regiment

 

         3rd Regiment

 

     93rd Division

(Lieut.-General Lu Kuo Ch’uan)

         277th Regiment

 

         278th Regiment

 

         279th Regiment

 

     Army Troops

(attached)

         Engineer battalion

 

         Transport battalion

 

         Signal battalion

 

         1st Battalion, 13th Artillery Regiment

 

 

 

 

Sixty-Sixth Army

(Major.-General Ma Wei-chi, entered Burma from mid-April 1942)

     28th Division

(Major-General Liu Po-lung)

         82nd Regiment

 

         83rd Regiment

 

         84th Regiment

 

     38th Division

(Lieut.-General Sun Li-jen)

         112th Regiment

 

         113rd Regiment

 

         114th Regiment

 

     29th Division

(Major-General Ma Wei-chei)

         85th Regiment

 

         86th Regiment

 

         87th Regiment

 

     Army Troops

(attached)

         1st Battalion, 18th Artillery Regiment

 

 

 

Notes:

1. The strength of a Chinese regiment was equivalent to the strength of a British battalion, that of a division to a British brigade and that of an army to a British division.  

2. The Chinese formations had in general no supporting or ancillary units and very little transport.

3. The infantry were not all equipped with rifles.

1 December 2017