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Huo Kuizhang

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Huo Kuizhang
Born1901
Hunan
DiedMarch 9, 1953
AllegianceRepublic of China
Service / branchNational Revolutionary Army
Ranklieutenant general
Commands20th Army Group
Battles / wars

Huo Kuizhang (Chinese: 霍揆章; pinyin: Huò Kuízhāng) (1901 - 1953) was a KMT general from Hunan. He was appointed a major general on April 13, 1935, and promoted to lieutenant general in May 1937. He commanded the 20th Army Group from July 1940 to June 1945.[1] He fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in Changsha, Yunnan and Burma.

After the assassination of Wen Yiduo by the KMT in 1946, Huo was dismissed as the Yunnan garrison commander.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Martyrs remembered - China - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  2. ^ Wakeman, Frederic E. (2003). Spymaster: Dai Li and the Chinese Secret Service. University of California Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-520-92876-3.
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