Tao Zhiyue

Tao Zhiyue (Chinese: 陶峙岳; pinyin: Táo Zhìyuè; Wade–Giles: T'ao Chih-yüeh; 1892 – 26 December 1988) was a lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, and a full general of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tao.
Tao Zhiyue
Governor of Xinjiang
In office
1946 – March 1946
Preceded byWu Zhongxin
Succeeded byZhang Zhizhong
Personal details
Born1892
Xianfeng Township, Ningxiang County, Hunan, Qing dynasty
Died26 December 1988(1988-12-26) (aged 95–96)
NationalityChinese
Political partyCommunist Party of China (since 1982)
Kuomintang (KMT)
Awards Order of Liberation (First Class Medal) (1955)
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
 People's Republic of China
Branch/service Hunan clique (1914–26)
National Revolutionary Army (1926–47)
Republic of China Army (1947–49)
People's Liberation Army Ground Force (1949–??)
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
Years of service1914–19??
Rank General of the PLA (awarded 1955)
Lieutenant general of the Republic of China Army
CommandsNRA 1st Army (1938–45)
NRA 37th Army Group (1942–44)
PLA 22nd Corps (1949–54)
PLA Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (1954–68)
Battles/warsNorthern Expedition (1926–28)
Third Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet (1931)
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
Peaceful Liberation of Xinjiang (1949)

Tao was born in Xianfeng Township, Ningxiang County, Hunan in 1892.[1]

References

Citations
  1. Zhang Huiling (张慧玲). 陶峙岳 (in Chinese). News of Communist Party of China.

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