Jump to content

Yu Hanmou

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Kevin9217 (talk | contribs) at 04:45, 13 May 2020 (Info gathered from Chinese article). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Yu Hanmou
余漢謀
Gen. Yu Hanmou with Ernest Hemingway and his wife Martha Gellhorn in Chungking, 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
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch/serviceRepublic of China (1912–1949) National Revolutionary Army
RankCommander-in-Chief of the Chinese 12th Army Group

Template:Chinese name

Gen. Yu Hanmou (simplified Chinese: 余汉谋; traditional Chinese: 余漢謀; pinyin: Yú Hànmóu; Jyutping: Yu4 Hon3 Mau4; 1896–1981) was a KMT 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.

Sources