| 國民政府軍事委員會 Guómínzhèngfǔ Jūnshì Wěiyuánhuì | |
 Flag of the chairman of the Military Affairs Commission | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 1925 |
| Dissolved | 15 May 1946 |
| Agency executive |
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| Military Affairs Commission | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 國民政府軍事委員會 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国民政府军事委员会 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | National Government Military Commission | ||||||
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The Military Affairs Commission (MAC) of the National Government, chaired by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, directed the command of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China.
Organizational structure
It was reorganized beginning on January 17, 1938, in the following way:
- Chairman - Chiang Kai-shek
- Military Commissioners
- Chief of the General Staff - He Yingqin
- Board of Military Operations
- Ministry of War
- 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 Military Affairs Commission
- Aides Office
- Investigation Statistics Bureau
- Councillors Office
- Commanders of Military Regions
- Commander in Chief, Navy
- Commander in Chief, Air Force
- Rear Area Services Department
- Air Defense Commanders
- Garrison Commanders
List of leaders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Head of State | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission (軍事委員會主席) | |||||||
| 1 | 
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Wang Jingwei 汪兆銘 Wāng Zhàomíng (1883–1944) |
1 July 1925 | 9 April 1926 | Kuomintang |  Wang Jingwei (Co-serving) | |
| 282 days | |||||||
| 2 | 
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Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975) |
16 April 1926 | 10 March 1927 | Kuomintang |  Tan Yankai | |
| 328 days | |||||||
| During this interval, the MAC was headed by a presidium. | |||||||
| 3 | 
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Hu Hanmin 胡漢民 Hú Hànmín (1879–1936) |
20 September 1927 | 4 January 1928 | Kuomintang | Tan Yankai | |
| 106 days | |||||||
| (2) |
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Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975) |
7 February 1928 | 7 November 1928 | Kuomintang | ||
 Chiang Kai-shek (Co-serving) | |||||||
| 274 days | |||||||
| MAC abolished during this interval | |||||||
| Head of the Military Affairs Commission (軍事委員會委員長) | |||||||
| (2) | 
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Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975) |
6 March 1932 | 15 May 1946 | Kuomintang |  Lin Sen | |
 Chiang Kai-shek (Co-serving) | |||||||
| 14 years, 70 days | |||||||
References
- 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. pp. 314-316.
External links
Media related to Military Affairs Commission at Wikimedia Commons
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