IGHQ Army Order no. 767

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IGHQ Army Order no. 767

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Post by Joan Pinyol » 26 Sep 2015, 12:28

Dear friends,

The IGHQ Army Order no. 767, issued on 27 March 1943, assigned the OOB to the newly formed Burma Area Army and to 15th Army. "The order of battle of the Burma Area Army and the 15th Army is hereby ordered. The order of battle is as shown in the appendix". But the appendix is not there.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Re: IGHQ Army Order no. 767

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Post by fontessa » 29 Sep 2015, 11:35

Hello Joan,

According to Sensih Sosho VOL 15 [Imphal Campaign], the Appendix of IGHQ 767 was as follows.

◇ The Burma Area Army OOB
Commanding Officer: LtG Kawabe Masakazu (19)
The Burma Area Army HQ
The 15th Army: See Attachment
The 55th Division (Minus South Sea Detachment)
The 42nd Independent Garrison Infantry Battalion
The 33rd Field Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Type “B”) (Fixed)
The 102nd Railway Station Command (Type “B”)
The 161st Railway Station Command (Type “B”)
The 5th Specially Established Railway Unit
Line of Communications Units directly assigned to Burma Area Army
- The 73rd Line of Communications Sector Unit
- The 79th Land Duty Company
- The 93rd Land Duty Company
- The 94th Land Duty Company
- The 33rd Sea Duty Company
- The 38rd Sea Duty Company
- The 53rd Construction Duty Company
- The 101st Construction Duty Company
- The 15th Field Post Office Unit
- Burma Area Army Field Ordnance Depot
- Burma Area Army Field Motor Transport Depot
- Burma Area Army Field Freight Depot

■ Attachment: The 15th Army OOB
Commanding Officer: LtG Mutaguchi Renya (22)
The 15th Army HQ
The 18th Division
The 31st Division
The 33rd Division
The 56th Division
The 1st Independent Rapid Firing Gun Battalion (Anti-Tank)
The 6th Independent Rapid Firing Gun Battalion
The 11th Independent Rapid Firing Gun Battalion
The 14th Tank Regiment
The 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Regiment (Type “A”) (Minus 2nd Battalion and half of Regiment Ammunition Train) (Equipped with 15 cm Howitzers)
The 18th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment (Type “B”) (Equipped with 10 cm 加農s)
The 21st Field Heavy Artillery Battalion (Equipped with 15cm Howitzers)
The 35th Field Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Type “B”) (Fixed)
The 51st Field Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Type “A”) (Mobile)
The 4th Independent Engineer Regiment (Type “A”) (Combat Engineers)
The 20th Independent Engineer Regiment (Type “A”)
The 19th Signal Regiment
The 21st Bridging Materials Company
The 22nd Bridging Materials Company
The 26th Bridging Materials Company
The 10th River Crossing Materials Company
The 13th River Crossing Materials Company
The 15th River Crossing Materials Company
The 15th Army Military Police Unit
Line of Communications Units directly assigned to the 15th Army
- The 42nd Line of Communications Sector Unit
- The 5th Field Transport Unit
----- The Commanding Officer of the 5th Field Transport Unit
----- The 5th Field Transport Unit HQ
----- The 55th Motor Transport Battalion
----- The 59th Motor Transport Battalion
----- The 60th Motor Transport Battalion
----- The 61st Motor Transport Battalion
----- The 101st Motor Transport Battalion
----- The 102nd Motor Transport Battalion
----- The 211th Motor Transport Company
----- The 236th Motor Transport Battalion
----- The 237th Motor Transport Battalion
----- The 261st Motor Transport Battalion
----- The 274th Motor Transport Battalion
----- The 51st Independent Transport Battalion (Type “A”)
- The 20th Field Road Construction Unit
- The 33rd Field Road Construction Unit
- The 16th Line of Communications Medical Unit
----- The 16th Line of Communications Medical Unit HQ
----- The 105th Line of Communications Hospital
----- The 106th Line of Communications Hospital
----- The 107th Line of Communications Hospital
----- The 121st Line of Communications Hospital
- The 15th Casualty Clearing Unit
----- The 15th Casualty Clearing Unit HQ
----- The 58th Casualty Clearing Platoon
----- The 60th Casualty Clearing Platoon
----- The 62nd Casualty Clearing Platoon
----- The 68th Casualty Clearing Platoon
- The 22nd Field Water Supply and Purification Department
- The 13th Line of Communications Veterinary Hospital


In order to defend southwest Burma, the 28th Army was established on 15 January 1944. The OOB by IGHQ Army Order No.915 dated 15 January 1944 was as follows. The source is Senshi Sosho VOL 15.

■ The 28th Army OOB
Commanding Officer: LtG Sakurai Shozo (23)
The 28th Army HQ
The 2nd Division
The 54th Division
The 55th Division
The 14th Independent Rapid Firing Gun Battalion
The 71st Field Anti-Air Artillery Battalion
The 44th Field Machine Cannon Company
The 1st Bridging Materials Company, the 9th Division
The 26th Bridging Materials Company
The 10th River Crossing Materials Company
The 55th Independent Motor Transport Battalion
The 136th Independent Motor Transport Company
The 10th Specially Established Motor Transport Company
The 51st Independent Transport Battalion (Type “A”)
The 20th Field Road Construction Unit
The 101st Field Road Construction Unit
The 118th Line of Communications Hospital
The 70th Casualty Clearing Platoon
The 71st Casualty Clearing Platoon

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Re: IGHQ Army Order no. 767

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Post by Joan Pinyol » 29 Sep 2015, 18:18

Dear Fontessa,

Thanks a lot.

PS: Probably where you write (under 15th Army):
The 6th Independent Rapid Firing Gun Battalion
The 11th Independent Rapid Firing Gun Battalion

In fact you really mean:
The 6th Independent Rapid Firing Gun Company
The 11th Independent Rapid Firing Gun Company

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Post by Joan Pinyol » 29 Sep 2015, 18:29

Probably where you write "13th River Crossing Materials Company" you really mean "14th River Crossing Material Company", or perhaps both (13th and 14th) were assigned to 15th. Army.

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Post by Joan Pinyol » 29 Sep 2015, 18:32

15th Army Military Police Unit was formed from 4th Field Military Police Unit on 15 July 1943. So, probably, in March 1943, Senshi Sosho is referring to 4th Field MP Unit.

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Post by Joan Pinyol » 29 Sep 2015, 18:52

Under 28th Army, where you write "136th Independent Motor Transport Company", you really mean "236th Indep..."

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Post by fontessa » 29 Sep 2015, 21:14

Hello Joan,
Joan Pinyol wrote: PS: Probably where you write (under 15th Army):
The 6th Independent Rapid Firing Gun Battalion
The 11th Independent Rapid Firing Gun Battalion
In fact you really mean:
The 6th Independent Rapid Firing Gun Company
The 11th Independent Rapid Firing Gun Company
Yes, it was my fault. "... Company" is correct.
Joan Pinyol wrote: Probably where you write "13th River Crossing Materials Company" you really mean "14th River Crossing Material Company", or perhaps both (13th and 14th) were assigned to 15th. Army.
"13th River Crossing Materials Company" is correct. There was not "14th River Crossing Material Company".
I confirmed it by the OOB in JACAR C13071048300.
Joan Pinyol wrote: 15th Army Military Police Unit was formed from 4th Field Military Police Unit on 15 July 1943. So, probably, in March 1943, Senshi Sosho is referring to 4th Field MP Unit.
According to 部隊略歴 (Unit Brief History, page 5 of JACAR C12122446400), the 15th Military Police Unit was organized 15 July 1942.
Joan Pinyol wrote: Under 28th Army, where you write "136th Independent Motor Transport Company", you really mean "236th Indep..."
It was my fault. "236th ..." is correct

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Post by Joan Pinyol » 29 Sep 2015, 22:56

Much obliged, dear friend. Thanks a lot.

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Post by Joan Pinyol » 29 Sep 2015, 23:09

14th River Crossing Materials Company:
Formed by Special Mobilization Order no. 1 (Kwantung Special Exercises) 7 July 1941
Assigned to 4th Army by IGHQ Army Order no. 506 11 July 1941
Dispatched to Manchuria 11 July 1941
Assigned to 14th Army by IGHQ Army Order no. 555 6 Nov 1941
Assigned to 16th Army by IGHQ Army Order no. 594 29 Jan 1942
Assigned to North China Area Army by IGHQ Army Order no. 680 7 Sep 1942 (This order never was executed)
Transferred from 15th Army to Burma Area Army by IGHQ Army Order no. 1364 15 July 1945

So, between 1942 and 1945, this unit was transferred from 16th Army to 15th Army, probably in 1943, but I don't find the Order that asigned it to 15th Army.

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Post by Joan Pinyol » 29 Sep 2015, 23:13

Or perhaps the Order no. 680 was executed and there is a mistake in translation (14th instead of 13th). But the Order 680 was avorted for virtually all units assigned to 11th Army.

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Post by fontessa » 30 Sep 2015, 03:23

Hello Joan
Joan Pinyol wrote: So, between 1942 and 1945, this unit was transferred from 16th Army to 15th Army, probably in 1943, but I don't find the Order that asigned it to 15th Army.
According to 部隊略歴 (Unit Brief History, page 49 of JACAR C12122446400), this unit moved to Burma on 13 June 1943. We can see IGHQ Army Orders in JACAR. So I checked them form 27 March 1943 to 12 June 1943. But couldn't find the Order to transfer the unit to the 15th Army. However JACAR lacks the 780th, the 781st, the 782nd. One of them might be the order of the movement of the unit. Can you confirm it in Your source?
Joan Pinyol wrote: Or perhaps the Order no. 680 was executed and there is a mistake in translation (14th instead of 13th).
I think that there is not that possibility. Both the 14th and the 15th Companies were assigned to the 15th Army at the end of 1943.

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Re: IGHQ Army Order no. 767

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Post by Joan Pinyol » 30 Sep 2015, 07:14

Dear Fontessa,

In the translation by MacArthur's Staff there is a gap from 780 to 782. 779 (21 Apr 1943) is referred to tranfer of several railroad units from Kwantung Army to Burma Area Army. 783 (1 May 1943) is referred to assignment of newly formed units to China Expeditionary Force, North China Army, 1st Army, 11th Army and 13th Army.

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