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中華民國陸軍軍官學校 | |
Former names | Whampoa Military Academy (1924–1926) Central Military Academy (1927–1949) Chinese Workers and Peasants Military Academy |
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Motto | Fraternity, Devotion, Sincerity |
Type | Service academy |
Established | May 1, 1924 |
Superintendent | Maj. Gen. Chang Chieh (張捷) |
Location | Fengshan District, Kaohsiung , |
Campus | Suburban |
Website | www |
Republic of China Military Academy | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 中華民國陸軍軍官學校 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中华民国陆军军官学校 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Republic of China Army Officer School | ||||||||||||
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abbreviation | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陸軍官校 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Army Officer School | ||||||||||||
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Whampoa Military Academy | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 黃埔軍校 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄埔军校 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Yellow Port Army School | ||||||||||||
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The Republic of China Military Academy (Chinese: 中華民國陸軍軍官學校; pinyin: Zhōnghúa Mīngúo Lùjūn Jūnguān Xúexiào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Lio̍k-kun Kun-koaⁿ Ha̍k-hāu), also known as the Chinese Military Academy (CMA), is the service academy for the army. It was founded by the Republic of China as the Whampoa Military Academy at Huangpu (Whampoa), Guangzhou in 1924. At the end of the Chinese Civil War the academy evacuated to the island of Taiwan and took its current name. Its graduates participated in the Northern Expedition, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.