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COMMANDER // 1893–1963

Qin Dechun

mayor of BeijingPeople's Republic of ChinaChina1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1893 – 1963

1900191019201930194019501960Second Sino-Japanese War · 1937-1945Marco Polo Bridge incident — July 7, 1937 · China · Second Sino-Japanese War

Active service 1937 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 44.

Profile

Qin Dechun was a military officer and politician of the Republic of China. He was born in Shandong. He graduated from the Baoding Military Academy in Baoding, Hebei. He was a member of the Zhili clique before going over to the Nationalist Government. He fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War, and was the acting commander of the 29th Army during the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. After the defeat of the Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War he went to Taiwan.

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Battles (1)

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