Republic of China Military Academy

22°37′09.0″N 120°21′56.2″E / 22.619167°N 120.365611°E / 22.619167; 120.365611

Republic of China Military Academy
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
MottoFraternity, Devotion, Sincerity
TypeService academy
EstablishedMay 1, 1924 (May 1, 1924)
SuperintendentMaj. Gen. Chang Chieh (張捷)
Location
Fengshan District, Kaohsiung
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CampusSuburban
Websitewww.cma.edu.tw
Republic of China Military Academy
Main gate
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 meaningRepublic of China Army Officer School
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghúa Mīngúo Lùjūn Jūnguān Xúexiào
Wade–GilesChung-hua Min-kuo Lu-chün Chün-kuan Hsüeh-hsiao
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiong-hôa Bîn-kok Lio̍k-kun Kun-koaⁿ Ha̍k-hāu
abbreviation
Traditional Chinese陸軍官校
Literal meaningArmy Officer School
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLùjūn Guānxiào
Wade–GilesLu-chün Kuan-hsiao
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLio̍k-kun Koaⁿ-hāu
Whampoa Military Academy
Main gate
Traditional Chinese黃埔
Simplified Chinese黄埔
Literal meaningYellow Port Army School
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuángpǔ Jūnxiào
Wade–GilesHuang-p'u Chün-hsiao
Southern Min
Hokkien POJN̂g-po͘ Kun-hāu

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.


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