Xue Yue

Xue Yue
Xue Yue
	Xue in 1938
Native name	薛岳
Nickname(s)	Patton of Asia, Tiger of Changsha
Born	December 26, 1896; Shaoguan, Guangdong, Qing Empire
Died	May 3, 1998 (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 held	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; ;
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Other work	Politician

Xue Yue (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 and the "God of War" (戰神) by the Chinese.

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