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COMMANDER // 1906–1968

Liao Yaoxiang

lieutenant generalPeople's Republic of ChinaRepublic of China2 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1906 – 1968

191019201930194019501960Second Sino-Japanese War · 1937-1945Chinese Civil War · 1927-1950Battle of West Hunan — April 6, 1945 · Republic of China · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Jinzhou — January 1, 1948 · Republic of China Army · Chinese Civil War

Active service 1945–1948 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 39.

Profile

Liao Yaoxiang was a high-ranking Kuomintang commander who successful fought against both the Imperial Japanese Army and Chinese Communist forces. Apart from General Sun Liren, he was one of the few Nationalist commanders who graduated from a military academy in the West. After the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War, he served as a field commander in Manchuria until his capture by Marshal Lin Biao's Manchurian Field Army in the Liaoshen Campaign. General Liao was held for 12 years as a prisoner of war until 1961 and died seven years later during the Cultural Revolution.

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Battles (2)

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