Central Army of the Kuomintang
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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.
Aliases (6)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
→
military formation → |
| allegiance |
Kuomintang
→
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 the Chinese Red Army → Northern Expedition → Second Sino-Japanese War → 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 → |
| 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
→
|
| timePeriod |
1920s
→
1930s → 1940s → |
| usedFor |
consolidation of Chiang Kai-shek’s personal authority
→
frontline combat against Japanese forces → suppression of rival warlords → |
Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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China Air Task Force
("Chinese Nationalist forces")
→
Flying Tigers ("Chinese Nationalist forces") → |
alliedWith |
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14th Air Force
("Chinese Nationalist forces")
→
|
alliance |
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New Fourth Army Incident
("Kuomintang government forces")
→
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commandedBy |
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National Revolutionary Army
→
|
hasPart |
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Battle of Taiyuan
("Chinese Nationalist government forces")
→
|
hasParticipant |
|
Chinese 87th Division
("Central Army of the Nationalist Government")
→
|
higherCommand |
|
Salween offensive
("Chinese Nationalist forces")
→
|
involvedForce |
|
Battle of Taiyuan
("Chinese Nationalist forces")
→
|
opponent |
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Rikusentai
("Chinese Nationalist forces")
→
|
opposedBy |
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Canton Operation
("Chinese Nationalist forces")
→
|
participant |
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Baoding Military Academy
("Kuomintang military leadership")
→
|
producedAlumniFor |
|
Guomin Gemingjun
("national army of the Republic of China on the mainland")
→
|
role |
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The Hump
("Chinese Nationalist forces")
→
|
supported |