Northeast Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army
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Ma Zhanshan
, a Muslim General who had surrendered in January 1932 and joined the Manchukuo
regime, rebelled again in late April, forming his own volunteer army in Heilongjiang
province at the beginning of May, and then he established another 11 troops of volunteers at Buxi, Gannan
, Keshan
, Kedong and other places and thus established the Northeast Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army with Ma appointed as Commander-in-chief, with the other volunteer armies
as subordinates at least in name.
Ma Zhanshan
Ma Zhanshan or Ma Chan-san , was a Chinese Muslim general who initially opposed the Imperial Japanese Army in the invasion of Manchuria, briefly defected to Manchukuo, and then rebelled, and fought against the Japanese in Manchuria and in other parts of China.-Early life:Ma was born...
, a Muslim General who had surrendered in January 1932 and joined the Manchukuo
Manchukuo
Manchukuo or Manshū-koku was a puppet state in Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia, governed under a form of constitutional monarchy. The region was the historical homeland of the Manchus, who founded the Qing Empire in China...
regime, rebelled again in late April, forming his own volunteer army in Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
province at the beginning of May, and then he established another 11 troops of volunteers at Buxi, Gannan
Gannan
Gannan may refer to the following locations in China:*Ganzhou, which is often referred to as "Gannan" *Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture , Gansu*Gannan County , of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang**Gannan Town , seat of said county...
, Keshan
Keshan
Keshan County is a county in Heilongjiang, China, about 100 km northeast of Qiqihar. It is named from a city-shaped extinct volcano, which has a name of Erkeshan in its territory. Its total area is , with a population of 460,000. Post Code: 161610. The government of Keshan county is located in...
, Kedong and other places and thus established the Northeast Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army with Ma appointed as Commander-in-chief, with the other volunteer armies
Anti-Japanese Volunteer Armies
After the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, and until 1933, large volunteer armies waged war against Japanese and Manchukuo forces over much of Northeast China....
as subordinates at least in name.