Huang Chieh

Huáng Jié
黃杰
Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
1969–1972
7th Governor of Taiwan Province
In office
1 December 1962 – 5 July 1969
Personal details
Born 1902
Died 1995 (aged 92–93)
Nationality Republic of China
Political party Kuomintang

Huang Chieh (Chinese: 黃杰; pinyin: Huáng Jié; 1902–1995) was a Kuomintang Army General from Hunan.[1][2]

He was commissioned into the Cavalry Branch from Whampoa Military Academy in 1922. As a young Major, he studied at the Prussian Military Academy in Germany between 1929 and 1930, qualifying the main General Staff Course. After mainland China fell under the control of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, General Huang led 30,000 Republic of China Army soldiers to Vietnam and they were stationed at Phu Quoc Island. Later, the army moved to Taiwan in June 1953. There is currently a small island in Chengcing Lake that was constructed in November 1955 and named Phu Quoc Island (富國島) in memory of the fleeing Chinese soldiers in 1949.[3]

Huang was Governor of Taiwan Province from 1962 to 1969 and the ROC Minister of Defense from 1969 to 1972. He was fluent in German, French and Russian.

References

  1. ↑ 黃杰（西元1902～1995）, Museum of Military, ROC Ministry of National Defense
  2. ↑ 黄埔军校一期学员-“海上苏武”黄杰将军
  3. ↑ 2009年03月31日, 抗日名将黄杰与最后一支离开大陆的国民党部队, 凤凰资讯
Government offices
Preceded by
Chow Chih-jou		 Governor of Taiwan Province
1962–1969		 Succeeded by
Chen Ta-ching
Preceded by
Chiang Ching-kuo		 ROC Minister of Defense
1969–1972
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