Ma Zhanshan

Ma Zhanshan
馬占山
General Ma Zhanshan
Minister of Defense of Manchukuo
In office
9 March 1932 – 7 April 1932
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byZhang Jinghui
Governor of Heilongjiang [zh]
In office
1940[1]–1945
Succeeded byHan Junjie [zh]
In office
20 October 1931[2] – 1933
Preceded byWan Fulin
Personal details
Born(1885-11-30)30 November 1885
Huaide (Gongzhuling), Jilin, Qing dynasty
Died29 November 1950(1950-11-29) (aged 64)
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Political partyKuomintang
RelationsMa Zhiwei [zh] (grandson)
Military service
Allegiance China
 Manchukuo (1932)
Branch/service Northeastern Army
Manchukuo Imperial Army (1932)
Northeast Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army
National Revolutionary Army
Years of service1913–1950
RankGeneral
Battles/wars

Ma Zhanshan[a] (November 30, 1885 – November 29, 1950)[3] was a Chinese general famous for resisting the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. Ma was placed in charge of the Northeastern Army in Heilongjiang Province during the invasion and ignored orders from the central government not to resist the Japanese. He became a national hero in China by fighting the unsuccessful but highly symbolic Jiangqiao campaign against the Kwantung Army's advance into Heilongjiang. After his defeat, he feigned defection to the Japanese and was appointed Minister of War in the new Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. He then joined and took command of the guerrilla campaign against Japanese occupation, taking with him large amounts of supplies, funds, and military intelligence. Ma Zhanshan rejoined the Northeastern Army after the guerilla movement was largely defeated. He continued to oppose Chiang Kai-shek's policy of non-resistance and supported the Xi'an Incident that forced Chiang to form the Second United Front with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He commanded several units in the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War while covertly cooperating with the CCP. Ma avoided direct participation in the postwar Chinese Civil War and eventually defected to the Communists, dying a year later in 1950.

  1. ^ Steen Ammentorp (2000–2009). "The Generals of World War II Generals from China Ma Zhanshan". Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. ^ Hung-mao Tien (1972). Government and politics in Kuomintang China, 1927–1937. Stanford University Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-8047-0812-6. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  3. ^ Index Ma-Mam


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