page_title: Wang Yaowu
hierarchical_section_title: Wang Yaowu
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of a portrait photo of General Wang Yaowu displayed in the memorial hall for the battle of Jinan in the City of Jinan, China.
context_page_description: Wang Yaowu was a high-ranking KMT general and the Governor of Shandong Province who successfully fought against both the Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese Communists. In September 1948 Communist forces launched the Battle of Jinan and Wang was captured and held as a prisoner of war until his pardon in 1959. During the Cultural Revolution he came under attack by the Red Guards for being a former nationalist commander and died of a heart attack in 1968.
context_section_description: Wang Yaowu (Chinese: 王耀武; pinyin: Wáng Yàowŭ, 1904–1968) was a high-ranking KMT general and the Governor of Shandong Province who successfully fought against both the Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese Communists. In September 1948 Communist forces launched the Battle of Jinan and Wang was captured and held as a prisoner of war until his pardon in 1959. During the Cultural Revolution he came under attack by the Red Guards for being a former nationalist commander and died of a heart attack in 1968.
caption: General Wang Yaowu
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