Wu Huawen (, 1904–1962) was a military commander during the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Th ...

and the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...

. During his career, he switched his allegiance three times, first from the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

to a

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, then back to the Kuomintang, and finally to the communist

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

. In 1928, Wu Huawen became Head of Training Department, Luoyang Junior Military Officer School of the North-western Army.The Generals of WWII - Wu Huawen
/ref> After that came appointments as Chief of Staff and commanding officer of the Reconnaissance Regiment in the 25th Division of the 2nd Army Group (1928–1930), Deputy Head of the Higher Training Corps of the 3rd Route Army (1930–1931), commanding officer of the pistol brigade, 3rd Route Army (1931–1938), commanding officer of the 28th Independent Brigade, 3rd Route Army (1938–1939), and general officer commanding the 4th New Division (1939–1943). In 1943, a few years after the execution of his superior

Han Fuju Han Fuju or Han Fu-chü (; 1890 – 24 January 1938) was a Kuomintang general in the early 20th century. He rose up the ranks of the Guominjun clique in the Warlord era but then went over to the Kuomintang, and held the position of military go ...

(in 1938), he defected to the Japanese, taking many of Han's troops with him.Lary, D. (2006): "Treachery, Disgrace and Death: Han Fuju and China's Resistance to Japan", War in History, Volume 13, Number 1, pages 65-90 In the same year, he joined the

Reorganized National Government of China The Wang Jingwei regime or the Wang Ching-wei regime is the common name of the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China ( zh , t = 中華民國國民政府 , p = Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guómín Zhèngfǔ ), the government of the pup ...

, a puppet state under Japanese control. He served as Commander in Chief of the 3rd Front Army for Wang Jingwei's government until 1945, when he rejoined the

government. From 1945 until 1948, he held several commands: general officer commanding the 5th New Route Army and general officer commanding the Southern Jin-Pu Railway Garrison (1945–1946), commanding officer of the 7th Column (1946), commanding officer of the 2nd Shandong Security Column (1946–1947), and general officer commanding the 84th Division (1947–1948). In 1948, he was given command of the 96th Army and was tasked of defending the outer ring of fortifications in the

Battle of Jinan The Battle of Jinan was a critical engagement fought between the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from September 16 to September 24, 1948 during the Chinese Civil War. The communist Eastern Chi ...

against the attack by the communist People's Liberation Army. Before the beginning of the battle, Wu Huawen defected to the communist side taking a large number of troops with him and hence delivering a decisive blow to the Kuomintang defense of the city. After his defection, he was given the post of general officer commanding the 35th Army in the People's Liberation Army, which also incorporated the troops he had taken with him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Huawen 1904 births 1962 deaths Military personnel of the Republic of China in the Second Sino-Japanese War National Revolutionary Army generals from Shandong Chinese collaborators with Imperial Japan Kuomintang collaborators with Imperial Japan People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong People's Liberation Army generals from Shandong Politicians from Yantai Political office-holders in Zhejiang