Yao Zhe | |
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| Born | Shaoyang County,Hunan Province, China |
| Died | May 27, 1979(1979-05-27) (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | People's Liberation Armylieutenant general |
Yao Zhe (Chinese:姚喆,name at birth: Yáo Zhìzhāng 姚秩章) (August 28, 1906 – May 27, 1979) was aPeople's Liberation Armylieutenant general. He was born inShaoyang County,Hunan Province.[1] Yao joined theChinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in July 1928 and theChinese Communist Party in 1929. He fought alongsideLiu Zhidan in theChinese Civil War. During theSecond Sino-Japanese War, he was active in Daqing Mountain as part of theShanxi-Chahar Province-Hebei. He participated in theDatong-Jining Campaign againstFu Zuoyi.
