Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (d. 1997)
Chiang Wei-kuo (Chinese: 蔣緯國; 6 October 1916 – 22 September 1997), also known as Wego Chiang, was the adopted son of Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek, the adoptive brother of President Chiang Ching-kuo, a retired Army general, and an important figure in the Kuomintang. His courtesy names were Jian'gao (建鎬) and Niantang (念堂).Chiang served in the Wehrmacht before fighting in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.
1916Oct, 6
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