Xue Yue

Xue Yue
Xue in 1938
Native name	薛岳
Nicknames	Patton of Asia, God of War, Tiger of Changsha
Born	(1896-12-26)December 26, 1896 Shaoguan, Guangdong, Qing Empire
Died	May 4, 1998(1998-05-04) (aged 101) Chiayi County, Taiwan
Allegiance	Republic of China
Branch	National Revolutionary Army
Service years	1914–1950
Rank	General
Unit	4th corps
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the 9th War Zone
Conflicts	Northern Expedition Chinese Civil War Encirclement Campaigns Long March Dingtao Campaign Landing Operation on Hainan Island Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan Battle of Lanfeng Battle of Wuhan Battle of Wanjialing First Battle of Changsha 1939–1940 Winter Offensive Second Battle of Changsha Third Battle of Changsha Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign Operation 5 Battle of Changde Operation Ichi-Go Fourth Battle of Changsha
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Other work	Politician

Xue Yue (Chinese: 薛岳; Wade–Giles: Hsueh Yueh; December 26, 1896 – May 3, 1998) was a National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War, nicknamed the "Patton of Asia" by Claire Lee Chennault of the Flying Tigers.