Wu Huawen

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Wu Huawen
People's Republic of China
Allegiance	Republic of China (to 1943) Lieutenant General
Unit	Northwestern Army
Commands held	96th corps 35th corps
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War
Awards	Order of Liberation (China)

Wu Huawen (

In 1928, Wu Huawen became Head of Training Department, Luoyang Junior Military Officer School of the North-western Army.[1] After that came appointments as Chief of Staff and commanding officer of the Reconnaissance Regiment in the 25th Division of the 2nd Army Group (1928–1930),^[1] Deputy Head of the Higher Training Corps of the 3rd Route Army (1930–1931),^[1] commanding officer of the pistol brigade, 3rd Route Army (1931–1938),^[1] commanding officer of the 28th Independent Brigade, 3rd Route Army (1938–1939),^[1] and general officer commanding the 4th New Division (1939–1943).^[1]

In 1943, a few years after the execution of his superior

In 1948, he was given command of the 96th Army and was tasked of defending the outer ring of fortifications in the Battle of Jinan against the attack by the Communist People's Liberation Army. Before the beginning of the battle, Wu Huawen defected to the Communist side taking a large number of troops with him and hence delivering a decisive blow to the Kuomintang defense of the city. After his defection, he was given the post of general officer commanding the 35th Army in the People's Liberation Army, which also incorporated the troops he had taken with him. During the Yangtze River Crossing campaign, he was instrumental in the capture of Nanjing.

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