Wang Jingjiu or Wang Ching-chiu (王敬久) (1902–1968) was a general in

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. He commanded the 87th Division and was engaged in the

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and suppressing the

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in 1933. His Division became one of the Chinese-

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trained Divisions forme in 1936–37. It fought under the 71st Corps at the

Battle of Shanghai The Battle of Shanghai () was the first of the twenty-two major engagements fought between the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Republic of China (ROC) and the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) of the Empire of Japan at the beginning of the ...

and

Battle of Nanking The Battle of Nanking (or Nanjing) was fought in early December 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army for control of Nanking (Nanjing), the capital of the Repu ...

. The following year he commanded 25th Corps in the

Battle of Wuhan The Battle of Wuhan (武漢之戰), popularly known to the Chinese as the Defense of Wuhan, and to the Japanese as the Capture of Wuhan, was a large-scale battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Engagements took place across vast areas of Anhui ...

and in the Battle of Nanchang in 1939. He later commanded the 10th Army Group in the Battle of Zhejiang-Jiangxi of 1942, Western Hubei Campaign of 1943, and Western Hunan Campaign of 1945. Military Career *1933-1937 General Officer Commanding 87th Division *1937 General Officer Commanding LXXI Corps *1938-1941 General Officer Commanding XXV Corps *1942 - 1945 Commander in Chief 10th Army Group *1946 Commander in Chief 32nd Army Group

References

*Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. *Generals from China: http://www.generals.dk/nation/China.html National Revolutionary Army generals 1902 births 1968 deaths {{China-mil-bio-stub