Military Affairs Commission

Supreme military command of the Nationalist government of the Republic of China

For the Military Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China, see Central Military Commission (China).

Military Affairs Commission of the National Government國民政府軍事委員會
Guómínzhèngfǔ Jūnshì Wěiyuánhuì

Flag of the chairman of the Military Affairs Commission

Agency overview
Formed| 1 July 1925; 99 years ago (1925-07-01)
Dissolved| 15 May 1946; 79 years ago (1946-05-15)
Agency executive|

* Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman
* He Yingqin, Chief of the General Staff

Military Affairs Commission

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
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Guómínzhèngfǔ Jūnshì Wěiyuánhuì

The Military Affairs Commission (MAC) of the Nationalist 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

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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

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No.  | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Political party  | Head of State

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Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission (軍事委員會主席)
1  |  | Wang Jingwei
汪兆銘
Wāng Zhàomíng
(1883–1944) | 1 July 1925 | 9 April 1926  | Kuomintang |  |
Wang Jingwei
(Co-serving)
282 days
2  |  | 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  |  | Hu Hanmin
胡漢民
Hú Hànmín
(1879–1936) | 20 September 1927 | 4 January 1928  | Kuomintang |  |
Tan Yankai

106 days
(2) |  | 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) |  | 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

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* 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

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* Media related to Military Affairs Commission at Wikimedia Commons