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

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 {{China-mil-bio-stub