Liu Kan (general)

Liu Kan
Born1906
Hunan
Died3 March 1948 (aged 41–42)
Shaanxi
Allegiance Republic of China
BranchRepublic of China (1912–1949) National Revolutionary Army
Years of service1923–1948
Commands83rd Division
93rd Corps
Battles / wars

Liu Kan (traditional Chinese: 劉戡; simplified Chinese: 刘戡; pinyin: Liú Kān; 1906 – 3 March 1948) was a KMT general[1] from Hunan. He committed suicide in 1948 after the division he was commanding was annihilated.[2]

References

  1. ^ Worthing, Peter (2016). General He Yingqin: The Rise and Fall of Nationalist China. Cambridge University Press. p. 137. ISBN 9781107144637.
  2. ^ Clodfelter, Micheal (2017). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015 (4th ed.). McFarland. p. 629. ISBN 9781476625850.