Yu_Hanmou Knowpia

Yu Hanmou
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
President	Chiang Kai-shek; Li Zongren
Preceded by	Gu Zhutong
Succeeded by	Zhang Fakui
Personal details
Born	22 September 1896; Guangdong, Qing dynasty
Died	27 December 1981 (aged 85); Taipei, Taiwan
Awards	Order of the Sacred Tripod; Order of the Cloud and Banner
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Branch/service	National Revolutionary Army
Rank	General

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 edit

^ 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|