Mao Anying
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Mao Anying in a Soviet officer's uniform | |
| Native name | 毛岸英 |
| Born | 24 October 1922 Changsha, Hunan, then part of the Republic of China |
| Died | 25 November 1950 (aged 28) Tongchang, North Pyongan, North Korea |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union People's Republic of China |
| Rank | Lieutenant (Soviet Red Army) |
| Battles / wars | World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War † |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Relations | Mao Zedong (father) Yang Kaihui (mother) |
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Mao Anying (Chinese: 毛岸英; pinyin: Máo Ànyīng; 24 October 1922 – 25 November 1950) was a Chinese military officer. He was the eldest son of Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui. Educated in Moscow and a veteran of multiple wars, Mao was killed in action by an air strike during the Korean War.