Gen. Yu Hanmou (; 1896–1981) was a
KMT general from
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...
. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the 12th Army Group from 1938–44. He commanded the defense of
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...
in the
Canton Operation
The Canton Operation (; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Zhànyì) was part of a campaign by Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War to blockade China to prevent it from communicating with the outside world and importing needed arms and materials. Cont ...
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
Operation Ichi-Go ( ja, 一号作戦, Ichi-gō Sakusen, lit=Operation Number One) was a campaign of a series of major battles between the Imperial Japanese Army forces and the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, fought from Apri ...
.
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Yu Hanmou
1896 births
1981 deaths
National Revolutionary Army generals from Guangdong
Politicians from Zhaoqing
Republic of China politicians from Guangdong
Politicians of Taiwan
Taiwanese people from Guangdong
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