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| Yu Hanmou | |
|---|---|
| 余漢謀 | |
 Gen. Yu Hanmou with Ernest Hemingway and his wife Martha Gellhorn in Chongqing, China, 1941. | |
| 2nd Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Army | |
| In office 13 May 1948 – 9 February 1949 | |
| President | Chiang Kai-shek Li Zongren |
| Preceded by | Gu Zhutong |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Fakui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1896-09-22)22 September 1896 Guangdong, Qing dynasty |
| Died | 27 December 1981(1981-12-27) (aged 85) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Awards | Order of the Sacred Tripod Order of the Cloud and Banner |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  National Revolutionary Army |
| Rank |  Colonel general |
Gen. Yu Hanmou (simplified Chinese: 余汉谋; traditional Chinese: 余漢謀; pinyin: Yú Hànmóu; Jyutping: Yu4 Hon3 Mau4; 1896–1981) was a Kuomintang general from Guangdong. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the 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.
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- WW2 in Asia, Jan 3, 1938: Yu Hanmou, in charge of the defense of south China, says the city of Guangzhou will be burned to the ground before being yielded to the Japanese, Facebook|
- WW2 in Asia, Jan 3, 1938: Yu Hanmou, in charge of the defense of south China, says the city of Guangzhou will be burned to the ground before being yielded to the Japanese, Facebook|
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