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Kan Li-chu (Gan Lichu) was a native of Kwangsi province and a graduate of the Huangpu Military College. He was a veteran of the fighting at Hsuchow and Wuhan in 1938 and Kwangsi in 1939. He commanded 6 Army in the
first Burma campaign. His
headquarters was cut off at Loilem and Kan escaped with just 300 of his
men. He subsequently gathered up what was left of 6 Army and retreated
back into China. Stilwell attempted unsuccessfully to relieve Kan for incompetence, but was overruled by Chiang Kai-shek.
Kan was killed in action in the mountains of Kwangsi in the final stages of the Chinese Civil War.
| 1901 |
Born in Kwangsi province |
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| 1924 |
Graduates from Huangpu Military College |
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| 1927-2 |
Colonel
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Commander, 3 Regiment |
| 1927-5 |
Deputy commander, 1 Division |
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| 1929 |
Commander, 25 Brigade |
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| 1931 |
Deputy commander, 9 Division |
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| 1932 |
General Staff |
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| 1935-5 |
Commander, 93 Division |
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| 1936-1-29 |
Major general | |
| 1936-10-5 |
Lieutenant general | |
| 1938 |
Commander, 6 Army | |
| 1943-1 |
Commander, 6 Branch School,
Central Military Academy |
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| 1944-9 |
Commander,
Kwangtung-Kwangsi-Hunan Border Area |
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| 1944-10 |
Commander, 93 Army |
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| 1944-10 |
Deputy commander, 16 Army Group |
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| 1945 |
Chief of staff, 2 Front Army |
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| 1945 |
Chief of staff, Kwangchou Field
Headquarters |
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| 1948 |
Chief of staff, Kwangchou
Pacification Headquarters |
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| 1949-5 |
Deputy commander, Kweilin
Pacification Headquarters |
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| 1949-5 |
Head, Kwangsi Military
Administration |
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| 1949-8 |
Commander, 10 New Army |
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| 1949-8 |
Head, Kweitung Military
Administartion |
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| 1950-12 |
Killed in action |
References
axishistory.com (2006-2-17; accessed 2013-12-28)
Generals.dk (accessed 2013-12-28)
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