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COMMANDER // 1891–1940

Zhang Zizhong

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Lifespan

1891 – 1940

19001910192019301940Actions in Inner Mongolia · 1933-1936Second Sino-Japanese War · 1937-1945defense of the Great Wall — May 31, 1933 · China · Actions in Inner MongoliaBattle of Taierzhuang — March 24, 1938 · China · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Wuhan — October 27, 1938 · China · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Xuzhou — March 24, 1938 · China · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Zaoyang–Yichang — May 1, 1940 · Republic of China · Second Sino-Japanese War

Active service 1933–1940 — 5 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 42.

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Zhang Zizhong was a general of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army (NRA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Born in Linqing, Shandong, he was the highest-ranked officer and the only Army group commander of the NRA to die in the war. He was killed-in-action during the Battle of Yichang after refusing to retreat from the front lines. He showed great valor in the field 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 he was lieutenant general with the effective rank of full general at the time of his death, and was posthumously promoted to full general, he was also one of the highest-ranked Allied officers killed in action in World War II. His mausoleum is situated in Beibei District, Chongqing. There are roads named after him in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Wuhan and Taoyuan City.

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Battles (5)

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