Huang Baitao
| Huang Baitao (黄百韬) | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Huang the Bald |
| Born |
September 9, 1900 Tianjin, Hebei (Ancestry: Meixian, Guangdong) |
| Died | November 22, 1948 (aged 48) Nianzhuang, Jiangsu |
| Allegiance |
 China ( Kuomintang) |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Jiangxi Provincial Army |
| Commands held | 25th Corps, 7th Army |
| Battles/wars | New Fourth Army Incident, Battle of Zhejiang-Jiangxi, Huaihai Campaign |
| Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
Huang Baitao (Chinese: 黄百韬; 9 September 1900 – 22 November 1948) was a Chinese Nationalist general active in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War, for which he was twice awarded the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun, the highest honor a Chinese commander can achieve.
Huang's family was from Meixian, Guangdong but he was born in Tianjin. After a stint of serving in the units of various northern warlords, he joined to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's forces during the Northern Expedition. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was promoted from a staff officer to command positions in regiment, brigade and division levels solely based on merit and attended the Chinese Army War College, and assigned as chief of staff of the third, six and ninth war zones, and he helped to plan the New Fourth Army Incident and wiped out a large numbers of communist troops. In 1946, when the Chinese Civil War restarted he was promoted to command the 25th corps.
In December 1947, Huang helped the nationalist army to evacuate from the Shandong province, and stopped the Communist advances led by Su Yu at Central China in the Eastern Henan Campaign around the summer of 1948. His actions helped to save two KMT units from destruction. President Chiang Kai-shek decorated him with the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun and promoted him to command the 7th army. However, his promotion did not suit well with other nationalist commanders, notably Lieutenant General Qiu Qingquan, commander of 5th corps, and Communist moles in the KMT army spread rumors so their working relationship were very tense.
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