National Military Council
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The command of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army
was directed by the National Military Council , chaired by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
during the Second Sino-Japanese War
and World War II
. It was organized beginning on January 17, 1938, in the following way:
Chairman - Chiang Kai-shek
National Revolutionary Army
The National Revolutionary Army , pre-1928 sometimes shortened to 革命軍 or Revolutionary Army and between 1928-1947 as 國軍 or National Army was the Military Arm of the Kuomintang from 1925 until 1947, as well as the national army of the Republic of China during the KMT's period of party rule...
was directed by the National Military Council , chaired by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....
during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...
and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It was organized beginning on January 17, 1938, in the following way:
Chairman - Chiang Kai-shek
- Military Councillors
- Chief of the General StaffChief of the General StaffThe Chief of the General Staff is a post in many armed forces , the head of the military staff.See also:*Chief of the General Staff *Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces...
- He YingqinHe YingqinHe Yingqin , also spelled Ho Ying-chin, was one of the most senior generals of the Kuomintang during Republican China, and a close ally of Chiang Kai-shek.-Early years:A native of Guizhou, He was healthy and bookish in his childhood...
- Board of Military Operations
- Ministry of WarChinese Republic Ministry of WarThe Ministry of War for the Chinese Republic supervised:* General Affairs Department* Military Affairs Service* Quartermaster Service* Ordnance Service* Medical ServiceMinisters of War * He Yingqin 1930 - 1944* Chen Cheng 1944 - 1945- Source :...
- Board of Military Training
- Board of Political Training
- Directorate General of Courts Martial
- Commission on Aeronautical Affairs
- Military Personnel Bureau
- Military Advisory Council
- Main Office of the National Military Council
- Aides Office
- Investigation Statistics Bureau
- Councillors Office
- Commanders of Military RegionNRA Military RegionMilitary Regions , or War Areas, were 76 northern military districts and the largest formations of the National Revolutionary Army, under the National Military Council, chaired by Chiang Kai Shek during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II...
s - Commander in Chief, Navy
- Commander in Chief, Air Force
- Rear Area Services Department
- Air Defense Commanders
- Garrison Commanders
Source
- Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) 2nd Ed. ,1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung , Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Page 314 - 316.