Yang Jingyu

Yang Jingyu
Yang Jingyu
Birth nameMa Shangde
Born(1905-02-13)February 13, 1905
Queshan, Henan Province, Qing China
DiedFebruary 23, 1940(1940-02-23) (aged 35)
Mengjiang County (present-day Jingyu County), Jilin, Manchukuo
AllegianceChinese Communist Party
Service/branchNortheast Anti-Japanese United Army
UnitFirst Route Army
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese杨靖宇
Traditional Chinese楊靖宇
Birth name
Simplified Chinese马尚德
Traditional Chinese馬尚德

Yang Jingyu (February 13, 1905 – February 23, 1940), born Ma Shangde, was a Chinese communist, military commander and political commissar who led the First Route Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His troops waged a guerrilla war against Japanese forces in Manchukuo (Manchuria) who were attempting to suppress resistance in the region.


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