Yu Hsueh-chung
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General Yu Hsueh-chung (1889-1964), Chinese General in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Involved in the early conflicts with the Japanese in the North of China, removed from command in Hebei by the He-Umezu Agreement. Commanding 51st Corps in the Battle of Taierzhuang, Battle of Xuzhou, Battle of Wuhan. Afterwards he was additionally in command of the guerrilla forces in the Shandong-Jiangsu War Area from 1939 to 1941. Involved in the 1939-40 Winter Offensive and other operations against the Japanese and later also against Communist Chinese forces when the United front ended.
Career
- 1927 General Officer Commanding VIII Corps
- 1927 - 1928 General Officer Commanding XX Corps
- 1930 - 1931 General Officer Commanding Peiping & Tientsin Garrison Command
- 1932 - 1935 Chairman of the Government of Hebei Province
- 1932 - 1935 General Officer Commanding LI Corps
- 1935 - 1937 Chairman of Gansu Provincial Council
- 1935 - 1936 General Officer Commanding Sichuan-Shanxi-Gansu Border Area
- 1937 Military Affairs Commissioner Jiangsu Province
- 1938 General Officer Commanding V Corps
- 1938 - 1941 General Officer Commanding LI Corps
- 1938 Commander in Chief 3rd Army Group
- 1939 - 1941 Commander in Chief Shandong-Jiangsu War Area
- 1941 Chairman of the Government of Shandong Province
- 1942 Commander in Chief North-eastern Army
- 1944 - 1945 Vice-President of the Military Advisory Council
