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Yu Hanmou
余漢謀
Gen. Yu Hanmou with Ernest Hemingway and his wife Martha Gellhorn in Chongqing, China, 1941.
2nd Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Army
In office
13 May 1948 – 9 February 1949
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Li Zongren
Preceded byGu Zhutong
Succeeded byZhang Fakui
Personal details
Born(1896-09-22)22 September 1896
Guangdong, Qing dynasty
Died27 December 1981(1981-12-27) (aged 85)
Taipei, Taiwan
AwardsOrder of the Sacred Tripod[1]
Order of the Cloud and Banner[2]
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch/serviceRepublic of China (1912–1949) National Revolutionary Army
RankGeneral

Gen. Yu Hanmou (simplified Chinese: 余汉谋; traditional Chinese: 余漢謀; pinyin: Yú Hànmóu; Jyutping: Yu4 Hon3 Mau4; 1896–1981) was a Kuomintang general from Guangdong. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the 12th Army Group from 1938–44. He commanded the defense of Guangdong in the Canton Operation and 1939-40 Winter Offensive. Later in 1944 until the end of the war, he commanded the 7th War Area, fighting in the Battle of Henan-Hunan-Guangxi.

References

  1. ^ WW2 in Asia, Jan 3, 1938: Yu Hanmou, in charge of the defense of south China, says the city of Guangzhou will be burned to the ground before being yielded to the Japanese, Facebook|
  2. ^ WW2 in Asia, Jan 3, 1938: Yu Hanmou, in charge of the defense of south China, says the city of Guangzhou will be burned to the ground before being yielded to the Japanese, Facebook|

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