Xue Yue

Xue Yue
Xue in 1938
Native name	薛岳
Nickname(s)	Patton of Asia, God of War, Tiger of Changsha
Born	(1896-12-26)December 26, 1896 Shaoguan, Guangdong, Qing Empire
Died	May 3, 1998(1998-05-03) (aged 101) Chiayi County, Taiwan
Allegiance	Republic of China
Service / branch	National Revolutionary Army
Years of service	1914–1950
Rank	General
Unit	4th corps
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of 9th war zone
Battles / wars	Northern Expedition Chinese Civil War Encirclement Campaigns Dingtao Campaign Landing Operation on Hainan Island Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Wanjialing Battle of Wuhan First Battle of Changsha Second Battle of Changsha Third Battle of Changsha Battle of Changde Battle of West Hunan
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Other work	Politician

Xue Yue^[a] (December 26, 1896 – May 3, 1998) was a Chinese Nationalist military general, nicknamed the "Patton of Asia" by Claire Lee Chennault of the Flying Tigers.^[1]

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