Zhang Gan

Zhang Gan
Zhang Gan
Born	17 September 1897; Guilin, Guangxi Province
Died	21 February 1959 (aged 61)
Allegiance	Republic of China
Service/branch	National Revolutionary Army
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Wuhan Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang; Chinese Civil War Guangxi Campaign Bobai Campaign;

Zhang Gan (Chinese: 张淦) (17 September 1897 – 21 February 1959) was a Kuomintang general from Guangxi. Originally a major in the army of Lu Rongting's Old Guangxi clique, he went to over to Li Zongren's New Guangxi clique in 1926 and was subsequently promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and then Colonel. In 1938, he participated in the defense of Wuhan. In 1939, after his participation in defending the northern Hubei city of Zaoyang against the attacks of the Imperial Japanese Army commanded by Yasuji Okamura. On 11 December 1949, he was taken prisoner by the Chinese Communist Party's People's Liberation Army, 10 years later he died in prison (1959-02-21).^[1]

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