Central Army of the Kuomintang

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army military formation

The Central Army of the Kuomintang was the core, most loyal force of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist military, serving as his primary power base during the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Chinese Nationalist forces	21
Kuomintang forces	7
Central Army of the Kuomintang canonical	1
Central Army of the Nationalist Government	1
Chiang Kai-shek faction	1
Chinese National Revolutionary Army	1
Chinese Nationalist government forces	1
Chinese Republican forces	1
Kuomintang government forces	1
Kuomintang military leadership	1
national army of the Republic of China on the mainland	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army ⓘ military formation ⓘ
allegiance	Kuomintang ⓘ Republic of China ⓘ surface form: Nationalist Government of China
alsoKnownAs	Central Army ⓘ
basedOn	German-style training and organization in the 1930s ⓘ
characteristic	better equipped than provincial warlord troops ⓘ better trained than provincial warlord troops ⓘ directly controlled by Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ
commander	Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ
conflict	Central Plains War ⓘ Chinese Civil War ⓘ Encirclement campaigns against Jiangxi Soviet ⓘ surface form: Encirclement Campaigns against the Chinese Red Army Northern Expedition ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ surface form: War of Resistance against Japan
country	Republic of China ⓘ
equipmentSource	German military assistance (1930s) ⓘ United States military aid (Second Sino-Japanese War and after) ⓘ
garrison	Chiang Kai-shek’s power base areas in eastern and central China ⓘ Nanjing ⓘ
historicalSignificance	formed the backbone of Nationalist resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ served as Chiang Kai-shek’s main instrument in the Chinese Civil War ⓘ
ideology	Chinese nationalism ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ
languageOfCommand	Chinese ⓘ
loyalty	Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ
notableCommander	Chen Cheng ⓘ He Yingqin ⓘ Hu Zongnan ⓘ Tang Enbo ⓘ Xue Yue ⓘ
opposedTo	Chinese Communist Party ⓘ Chinese Red Army ⓘ
organizedAs	elite divisions of the National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
partOf	Chiang Kai-shek’s personal military clique ⓘ National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
primaryOpponents	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ People's Liberation Army ⓘ surface form: People’s Liberation Army
role	core force of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist military ⓘ primary power base of Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ
subordinateTo	Military Affairs Commission of the National Government of China ⓘ surface form: Military Affairs Commission of the National Government
timePeriod	1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ
usedFor	consolidation of Chiang Kai-shek’s personal authority ⓘ frontline combat against Japanese forces ⓘ suppression of rival warlords ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Revolutionary Army (nominally, during United Front) → hasPart → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

subject surface form: National Revolutionary Army

Flying Tigers → alliedWith → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Chinese 87th Division → higherCommand → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Army of the Nationalist Government

Baoding Military Academy → producedAlumniFor → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuomintang military leadership

Guomin Gemingjun → role → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: national army of the Republic of China on the mainland

Canton Operation → participant → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

14th Air Force → alliance → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Battle of Taiyuan → opponent → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Battle of Taiyuan → hasParticipant → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist government forces

Rikusentai → opposedBy → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

The Hump → supported → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

New Fourth Army Incident → commandedBy → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuomintang government forces

China Air Task Force → alliedWith → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Salween offensive → involvedForce → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Huaihai Campaign → belligerent → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuomintang forces

Japanese Fifteenth Army → opposedBy → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Dabie Mountains Campaign → opponent → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuomintang forces

Luding Bridge battle → combatant → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuomintang forces

Battle of Xiang River → side2 → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Battle of Nanchang → opponent → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Chinese Nationalist side in the Second Sino-Japanese War → alsoKnownAs → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Japanese occupation of Burma → involved → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Liaoshen Campaign → combatant → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuomintang forces

Ba Lu Jun → laterOpponent → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuomintang forces

Pingjin Campaign → combatant → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign → opponent → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuomintang forces

Zhongyuan Pianzheng → belligerent → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chiang Kai-shek faction

Mad Baron → enemyOf → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

subject surface form: Roman von Ungern-Sternberg

this entity surface form: Chinese Republican forces

Burma Theater → involvedForce → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Indian 17th Infantry Division → alliedWith → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Kawabe Masakazu → opponent → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Indian 7th Infantry Division → alliedWith → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Three Alls Policy → opposedBy → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Japanese occupation of Rehe → belligerent → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese National Revolutionary Army

Third Tactical Air Force → alliedWith → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Operations in French Indochina → participant → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces

Anhui Incident → belligerent → Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuomintang forces