The Generals of WWII

 

About the project

This project attempts to create a biographical database, which covers the army generals of all participating countries of the Second World War. At the moment the database contains 29021 short biographical sketches of the army generals of World War 2.

However, taking into account the scope of the project, the information on each general will vary in detail. Some generals have only been identified and listed with their last names, while others are listed with full names and sketches of their military careers. I am engaged in the quest for further biographical information on the generals and as a result there will be continual updates.

To find information on a specific general use the Search function or just click on The Generals and then choose the country of origin.

I hope that you will find this a useful reference tool.

General of the day

Portrait of Lieutenant-General Yang Yi

Yang Yi

Lieutenant-General

* 30th of June 1895

† 14th of February 1974

(杨义)

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Promotions

1925-03-XX Lieutenant-Colonel (Post rank)
1926-03-XX Colonel (Post rank)
1929-09-XX Major-General (Post rank)
1929-11-22 Lieutenant-General (Post rank)
1935-05-XX Major-General (Post rank)

Service

1925-03-XX –1926-03-XX Attached to 5th Regiment, 5th Column, 2nd Army, Guangxi Army
1926-03-XX –1927-07-XX Commanding Officer 17th Regiment, 9th Brigade, 7th Army
1927-07-XX –1927-09-XX Commanding Officer 17th Regiment, 4th Division, 7th Army
1927-09-XX –1927-12-XX Commanding Officer 17th Regiment, 1st Division, 15th Army
1927-12-XX –1928-04-XX Commanding Officer 10th Regiment, 39th Division, 15th Army
1928-04-XX –1929-06-XX Commanding Officer 10th Regiment, 52nd Division, 15th Army
1929-06-XX –1929-09-XX Commanding Officer 10th Regiment, 1st Division, Guangxi Garrison Army
1929-09-XX –1929-11-22 Commanding Officer 1st Brigade, 16th Division
1929-11-22 –1929-12-22 Commanding Officer 3rd Division, 1st Column, 8th Route Army, National Salvation Army
1929-12-22 –1930-01-17 Commanding Officer 1st Brigade, 16th Division
1930-01-17 Leaves for Hong Kong
1935-03-XX –1935-09-XX Advisor, Zhejian Provincial Government
1935-09-XX –1936-05-XX Magistrate of Taishun County, Zhejiang Province
1936-05-XX –1937-04-XX Senior Staff Officer, Zhejiang Security Command
1937-04-XX –1937-08-XX Attached to Military Training Department
1937-08-XX –1937-10-XX Senior Staff Officer, 1st Section, General Headquarters
1937-10-XX –1938-01-XX Senior Staff Officer, 2nd War Area
1938-01-XX –1942-03-XX Chief of General Affairs Section, Zhejiang National Self-Defence Force
1942-03-XX Retired
1943-12-XX –1944-09-XX Advisor, Guangxi Pacification Headquarters
1943-12-XX –1944-09-XX Director of 1st Mining Area, Guangxi Province
1944-09-XX –1946-05-XX Unemployed
1946-05-XX –1947-09-XX Magistrate of Liujiang County, Guangxi Province
1947-09-XX Retired
1949-12-XX Joins the People's Republic
1949-12-XX –1951-01-XX Member of Liuzhou People's Provisional Public Security Committee
1951-01-XX –1951-08-XX Advisor, Liuzhou People's Government
1951-01-XX –1951-08-XX Member of the Road Construction Committee, General Affairs Department, Liuzhou People's Government
1951-04-XX –1951-08-XX Vice-Chairman of the Municipal Construction Committee, Liuzhou People's Political Consultative Conference
1951-08-XX –1954-02-XX Member of Liuzhou People's Political Consultative Conference
1954-02-XX –1955-08-XX Member of Liuzhou Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
1955-08-XX –1956-10-XX Member of the Standing Committee, Liuzhou People's Political Consultative Conference
1956-10-XX –1958-03-XX Vice-Chairman of Liuzhou Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
1958-03-XX –1974-02-12 Member of Guangxi Autonomous Region People's Political Consultative Conference
1958-09-XX –1974-02-14 Secretary-General, Liuzhou Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Picture source: Courtesy of Tom Chan
 

Contact

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Best Regards
Steen Ammentorp, Librarian DB., M.L.I.Sc.