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Liu Kan (general)

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Liu Kan
Born1906
Hunan
Died3 March 1948 (aged 41–42)
Shaanxi
Allegiance Republic of China
Service / 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

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  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.