Ye Ting
Ye Ting | |
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| Native name | 叶挺 |
| Born | September 10, 1896 Zhoutian village, Huizhou Prefecture, Guangdong, Qing China (present-day Huizhou, Guangdong, China) |
| Died | April 8, 1946 (aged 49) Xing County, Shanxi, Republic of China |
| Allegiance | Kuomintang (1919-1924) Chinese Communist Party (1924-1928, 1946) |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | New Fourth Army |
| Battles / wars | Northern Expedition Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War |
| Relations | Melody Tan Tan YIP (great-grandchild) |
Ye Ting (simplified Chinese: 叶挺; traditional Chinese: 葉挺; pinyin: Yè Tǐng; Jyutping: Yip6 Ting2) (April 10, 1896: 2 – April 8, 1946) was a Chinese military officer and figure who played a key role in the Northern Expedition to reunify China after the 1911 Revolution. After serving with the Kuomintang, Ye later joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).