3rd ARC had its headquarters at Sian and supported the 1st and 2nd War Zones in Honan and Hupei. During March was the 7th Pursuit Squadron of the 3rd Pursuit Group was re-equipped with Polikarpov I-15bis fighters at Xiang Yung. At the same time the 8th Pursuit Squadron from the same group re-equipped with I-15bis at Sian. In Ziaogan, for the support of the ground forces in the battle for Taierzhuang and Zaozhuang (Hubei Province), the 7th and 8th PS was ordered to conclude the re-training on the I-15bis. In March the 17th and 25th PS with the I-15bis were concentrated to Sian (Shensi Province).[10]
Notes
[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.
[r]12 other Divisions on the reorganized model with 2 German advisors:
^Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
^On January 15, 1938, and on February 10, the 16th, and 114th Divisions were successively turned over to the North China Front Army. Simultaneously it acquired the newly organized 3rd, 4th, 5th Independent Mixed Brigades. It then subordinated 16th Division to 1st Army on January 20.
^114th Division was originally with Central China Front Army, 10th Army. On February 10, 1938 it was turned over to the North China Front Army.
^February 10, 1938 China Stationed Army was renamed China Mixed Brigade.
^With 1st Army February 10, 1938, on March 12 enrolled in the North China Front Army order of battle, on March 30, the Front Army deployed it to the 1st Army.
^Formed February 10, 1938, on March 12 enrolled in North China Front Army order of battle, on March 30 the Front Army deployed it to the 1st Army.
^Formed on February 1, 1938, on March 12 enrolled in the North China Front Army order of battle. On March 30 the Front Army deployed it to the 2nd Army.
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, pp. 230–235. Map 9-2
3rd ARC had its headquarters at Sian and supported the 1st and 2nd War Zones in Honan and Hupei. During March was the 7th Pursuit Squadron of the 3rd Pursuit Group was re-equipped with Polikarpov I-15bis fighters at Xiang Yung. At the same time the 8th Pursuit Squadron from the same group re-equipped with I-15bis at Sian. In Ziaogan, for the support of the ground forces in the battle for Taierzhuang and Zaozhuang (Hubei Province), the 7th and 8th PS was ordered to conclude the re-training on the I-15bis. In March the 17th and 25th PS with the I-15bis were concentrated to Sian (Shensi Province).[10]
Notes
[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.
[r]12 other Divisions on the reorganized model with 2 German advisors:
^Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
^On January 15, 1938, and on February 10, the 16th, and 114th Divisions were successively turned over to the North China Front Army. Simultaneously it acquired the newly organized 3rd, 4th, 5th Independent Mixed Brigades. It then subordinated 16th Division to 1st Army on January 20.
^114th Division was originally with Central China Front Army, 10th Army. On February 10, 1938 it was turned over to the North China Front Army.
^February 10, 1938 China Stationed Army was renamed China Mixed Brigade.
^With 1st Army February 10, 1938, on March 12 enrolled in the North China Front Army order of battle, on March 30, the Front Army deployed it to the 1st Army.
^Formed February 10, 1938, on March 12 enrolled in North China Front Army order of battle, on March 30 the Front Army deployed it to the 1st Army.
^Formed on February 1, 1938, on March 12 enrolled in the North China Front Army order of battle. On March 30 the Front Army deployed it to the 2nd Army.
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, pp. 230–235. Map 9-2