Tsai Ting-kai

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Tsai Ting-kai (1892-1968) was a Chinese soldier. He was in overall command of the Chinese 19th Route Army and other Chinese forces responsible for holding the Japanese during the Shanghai Incident of January 28th, 1932. He had also lead an unsuccessful revolution in Fukien in 1933 during the war against the Kuomintang. Consequently he was forced to leave China for several years. Later in the Second Sino-Japanese War he returned to Command the 26th Army Group in the Battle of South Guangxi.


[edit] Military Career

  • General Officer Commanding 10th Division
  • General Officer Commanding 60th Division
  • General Officer Commanding 19th Army
  • 1934 General Officer Commanding 19th Route Army
  • 1939 - 1940 Commander in Chief 26th Army Group
  • 1945 Commander in Chief 16th Army Group

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