Zhang Zizhong

Zhang Zizhong

:"Not to be confused with fellow general Zhang Zhizhong."Zhāng Zìzhōng (Traditional Chinese: 張自忠, Simplified Chinese: 张自忠; 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. Because of his posthumous promotion, he was also the highest-ranked Allied officer that was KIA in World War II. His mausoleum is situated in Beibei District, Chongqing. There are roads named after him in Shanghai and Beijing.

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 [ 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." ]

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.

ee 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

References

External links

* [http://www.zhangzizhong.com A memorial site in (Simplified Chinese) for Zhang Zizhong]

* [http://english.chinamil.com.cn/site2/special-reports/2005-07/21/content_255735.htm A commemorative site in English for Zhang Zizhong]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Zhang (surname) — Zhang Family name Meaning (张) expansive bow, bowmaker (章) State of Zhang Zhang (traditional Chinese: 張; simplified Chinese: 张; …   Wikipedia

  • Zhang Zhizhong — 張治中 General Zhang Zhizhong Governor of Xinjiang In office March 1946 – June I947 Preceded by …   Wikipedia

  • Zhang Zhizhong — 張治中 Naissance 27 octobre 1895 Chaohu, Anhui …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Second Sino-Japanese War — Part of the Pacific War of World War II (from 1941) …   Wikipedia

  • Чжан Цзычжун — Эта статья должна быть полностью переписана. На странице обсуждения могут быть пояснения …   Википедия

  • Battle of Beiping–Tianjin — Warbox conflict=Battle of Beiping Tianjin partof=Second Sino Japanese War date= Early July to early August 1937 place=Vicinity of Beijing – Tianjin result= Japanese victory combatant1=flagicon|Japan|alt|size=20px Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of …   Wikipedia

  • List of China-related topics M-Z — The following is a breakdown of the list of China related topics.See also: List of China related topics 123 L NOTOC M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZMMa Chao Ma Jian Ma Lik Ma On Shan Country Park Ma On Shan Rail Ma Su Ma Wan Ma Ying jeou Ma anshan… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Chinese people — The following is a list of famous Chinese speaking/writing people. Note in Chinese names, the family name is typically placed first (for example, the family name of Xu Feng is Xu ). For westernized names, the family name is placed last (for… …   Wikipedia

  • List of World War II topics (X-Y-Z) — NOTOC X # X 10 Graphite Reactor # X Day # X Corps (United Kingdom) # X Corps (United States) # X Force # X SS Corps (Germany) # X. B. Saintine # Xan Fielding # Xavier Gravelaine # Xavier Le Pichon # Xavier Lesage # Xavier Marmier # Xavier Vallat… …   Wikipedia

  • Order of battle Defense of the Great Wall — The following units and commanders fought in the Defense of the Great Wall of the Second Sino Japanese War. List as of 20 March 1933. Contents 1 China 2 Notes 3 Sources 4 See also …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”