Battle of Shanghai order of battle

The following is the order of battle of the forces involved in the Battle of Shanghai, during the opening stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Order of battle prior to August 13, 1937

National Revolutionary Army

Wusung – Shanghai Siege Area
Nanking Shanghai Garrison – Zhang Zhizhong.
Shanghai City demilitarised on Chinese side according to Shanghai Ceasefire Agreement

Centralized Chinese Air Force Units

Imperial Japanese Navy
3rd Fleet : Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa

Flagship: Izumo
Notoro
* 8 Nakajima E8N Reconnaissance float aircraft11th Sentai - Rear Admiral Tanimoto Umataro
* Flagship: Yaeyama
* Ataka
* Katada
* Sumida
* Kuri
* Hozu
* Futami
* Kotaka
* Tsuga
* Hasu
* Atami
* Seta
* Hira 8th Sentai - Rear Admiral Nagumo
* Flagship: Kinu
* Natori
* Yura
1st Sentai - Rear Admiral Yoshida
* Sendai
Shanghai Special Naval Landing Force - Rear Admiral Denshichi Okawachi
Special Naval Landing Force reinforcements as of 8/1/37 from 3rd Fleet
Reservists and volunteers
Notes:

National Revolutionary Army
3rd Military Region - Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
Wusung – Shanghai Siege Area

Yangtze River Right Bank Garrison Sector

Reserve Corps of the 15th Group Army

Yangtze River Left Bank Garrison Sector

Hangzhou Bay Left Bank Garrison Sector

East Zhejiang Garrison Sector

Chinese Air Force Units - includes former aviators of various warlord air forces plus Chinese-American Volunteers

Jianqiao Airbase, Hangzhou, Zhejiang – 4th Pursuit Group - Col. Gao Zhihang ; Capt. Li Guidan assumed command of the 4th PG following Col. Gao's combat injuries sustained on 15 August, that put him out of action for two months.
Jurong Airbase, Nanjing, Jiangsu - 3rd Pursuit Group - Capt. Wong Pan-Yang - 5th Pursuit Group - Capt. Chan Kee-Wong

Imperial Japanese Navy

Imperial Japanese Army

National Revolutionary Army
3rd Military Region - Generalisimo Chiang Kai-shek

Imperial Japanese Army
Central China Front Army – Gen. Iwane Matsui