1. Wang Yaowu was a high-ranking Kuomintang general and Governor of Shandong Province who successfully fought against both the Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese Communists.
14 Facts About Wang Yaowu
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Wang Yaowu lost his father and elder brother when he was young, and his mother raised him into adulthood.
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When Sun Yat-Sen opened the Whampoa Military Academy, Wang Yaowu was working as a shop keeper.
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Wang Yaowu immediately borrowed money from his employer and traveled to the South to join the national revolution.
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Wang Yaowu was promoted to brigade commander and later as commander of the 51st division.
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In 1937, Wang Yaowu led his unit in the Battle of Shanghai.
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Wang Yaowu barely escaped the city and only 3,000 troops under his command managed to breakout from the Japanese onslaught.
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In 1939, Wang Yaowu led his unit to participate in the Battle of Nanchang, but Chinese forces failed to hold the city.
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Wang Yaowu distinguished himself during the Battle of Changsha and was promoted to the command of the 74th corps.
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The communist troops breached the city defenses and General Wang Yaowu fled from his headquarters and was captured in a nearby county.
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Wang Yaowu worked in the Chinese Political Consultative Conference and other government organizations when the Cultural Revolution broke out.
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Wang Yaowu was forced to go to struggle sessions by the Red Guards and died of a heart attack in 1968.
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Wang Yaowu died under harsh treatment, but was posthumously rehabilitated by Deng Xiaoping's government in 1980 and given a state funeral.
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Wang Yaowu was survived by his wife, sons and a daughter.