Zhang Zizhong
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 Zhang Zizhong |
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| Born | August 11, 1891 Shandong |
| Died | May 16, 1940 (aged 48) Hubei |
| Allegiance |  Republic of China |
| Service/branch |  National Revolutionary Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1940 |
| Rank | Full General |
| Unit | 25 Division 38 Division 59 Division |
| Commands held | Third Division |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Taierzhuang, Battle of Wuhan |
| Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
- Not to be confused with fellow general Zhang Zhizhong.
Zhāng Zìzhōng (simplified Chinese: 张自忠; traditional Chinese: 張自忠; pinyin: Zhāng Zìzhōng; Wade–Giles: Chang Tzu-chung; 1891-May 16, 1940) was a Chinese general of the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Born in Linqing in Shandong province, he was the highest-ranked officer and the only Army group commander of the NRA to die in the war. He showed great valor in the battlefields and was regarded as one of the most valiant and respectable Chinese generals by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Because of his posthumous promotion, he was also one of the highest-ranked Allied officers that was killed in action in World War II.[1] His mausoleum is situated in Beibei District, Chongqing. There are roads named after him in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin.
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[edit] Career
- 1911 Studied law in Tianjin
- 1914 Assigned to the 20th Army Division near Fengtian (present day Shenyang) as platoon leader
- 1935 - 1936 Chairman of the Government of Charhar Province
- 1937 Mayor of Tianjin
- 1937 General Officer Commanding 38th Division
- 1937 - 1940 General Officer Commanding LIX Corps
- 1938 General Officer Commanding 27th Army
- 1939 Commander in Chief Right Flank Army 5th War Area
- 1939 - 1940 Commander in Chief 33rd Army Group
- 1940 Killed in Action at Changshan mountain near Yichang in Hubei Province
- 1940 - Posthumous promotion to Full General [2]
[edit] See also
- Military history of China
- History of the Republic of China
- Kuomintang
- Second Sino-Japanese War
- World War II
- Marco Polo Bridge Incident
- Battle of Tai'erzhuang
- Battle of Wuhan
[edit] References
- ^ Along with Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair, who was killed by friendly fire in France on July 25, 1944, and Lt. Gen. Frank Maxwell Andrews, killed in an air crash in Iceland on May 3, 1943.
- ^ 1940年國民政府頒佈了褒恤令和追晉張自忠將軍為陸軍上將令「故陸軍上將銜陸軍中將張自忠追晉為陸軍上將。此令。中華民國二十九年七月七日。」 Executive Order issued by the Republic of China on July 7th, 1940 - "Post Posthumous promotion of Lieutenant General Zhang Zizhong to Full General, effects immediately. Date."
[edit] Further reading
- Arthur Waldron. "China's New Remembering of World War II: The Case of Zhang Zizhong". Modern Asian Studies 30, 4 (1996): 945-978.
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[edit] External links
- A memorial site for Zhang Zizhong (in Simplified Chinese)
- A commemorative site in English for Zhang Zizhong
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