Yu Hanmou
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Gen. Yu Hanmou with Ernest Hemingway and his wife Martha Gellhorn in Chongqing, China, 1941.
13 May 1948 – 9 February 1949
Li Zongren
Guangdong, Qing dynasty
Taipei, Taiwan
Order of the Cloud and Banner[2]
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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
- ^ 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|
- ^ 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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