The Generals of WWII
Generals from China
Yan Xishan
General 1st Rank
* 8th of October 1883
† 23rd of May 1960
(阎锡山)
(Yen Hsi-shan)
Promotions
| 1912-10-09 | Lieutenant-General (Beiyang Government) |
| 1912-10-09 | Titular General (Beiyang Government) |
| 1914-06-30 | General of Tongwu (Beiyang Government) |
| 1923-02-24 | General (Beiyang Government) |
| 1923-11-14 | Senior General of Tongwu (Beiyang Government) |
| 1935-04-02 | General 1st Rank |
Service
| 1911-XX-XX | – | 1917-XX-XX | Military-Governor of Shanxi Province |
| 1911-XX-XX | – | 1914-XX-XX | Chief of Civil Affairs Bureau, Shanxi |
| 1914-XX-XX | General of Tongwu, Beiyang Government | ||
| 1917-XX-XX | – | 1928-XX-XX | Governor of Shanxi Province |
| 1927-XX-XX | – | 1928-XX-XX | Commander in Chief Northern Revolutionary Army |
| 1928-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Beiping-Tianjin Garrison Command | ||
| 1928-XX-XX | – | 1938-XX-XX | Member of the Military Advisory Council |
| 1928-XX-XX | – | 1929-XX-XX | Commander in Chief 3rd Army Group |
| 1928-XX-XX | – | 1929-XX-XX | Chairman of Shanxi Provincial Government |
| 1928-XX-XX | Minister of the Interior | ||
| 1929-XX-XX | – | 1930-XX-XX | Member of Central Executive Committee, Kuomintang Party |
| 1929-XX-XX | – | 1947-XX-XX | Chief of the Mongolia-Tibet Commission |
| 1929-XX-XX | – | 1930-XX-XX | Deputy Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces |
| 1930-03-XX | – | 1930-10-XX | Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces (Self-proclaimed) |
| 1930-09-XX | – | 1930-10-XX | Chairman of the National Government (Self-proclaimed) |
| 1930-10-XX | Goes into exile | ||
| 1932-XX-XX | Returns | ||
| 1932-XX-XX | – | 1937-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Suiyuan Pacification Headquarters |
| 1932-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | State Counsellor, National Government |
| 1937-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commander in Chief 2nd War Area |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1949-XX-XX | Chairman of Shanxi Provincial Government |
| 1949-XX-XX | – | 1950-XX-XX | President of the Executive Yuan |
| 1949-XX-XX | – | 1950-XX-XX | Minister of National Defence |
| 1949-12-08 | Leaves for Taiwan | ||
| 1950-XX-XX | – | 1960-05-23 | Administrative Consultant, President's Office |
Picture source: Courtesy of Stellan Bojerud