


Chang Yizhou
Surname | Chang |
Given Name | Yizhou |
Country | China |
Category | Other |
Gender | Male |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseChang Yizhou was the leader of a large pirate gang controlling the area between Xiamen and Wenzhou on the Chinese coast. Although officially on the payroll of the Japanese, his anti-Japanese sentiments led him and his gang to become informants, guerrilla fighters, and saboteurs for Chinese Army intelligence chief General Dai Li.
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Last Major Revision: May 2015
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