Yu Hanmou | |
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Gen. Yu Hanmou with Ernest Hemingway and his wife Martha Gellhorn in Chungking, China, 1941.
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2nd Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Army | |
In office 13 May 1948 – 9 February 1949 |
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President |
Chiang Kai-shek Li Zongren |
Preceded by | Gu Zhutong |
Succeeded by | Zhang Fakui |
Personal details | |
Born | 1896 |
Died | 1981 (aged 85) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Republic of China |
Rank | Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese 12th Army Group |
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 Chinese 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.