- Liu Chih
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name= Liu Zhi
lived= 1892 - 1972
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battles=Central Plains War ,Huaihai Campaign
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laterwork=Politician
portrayedby=Liu Chih (Chinese: 劉峙;
pinyin : Liu Zhi; 1892-1972) was aKuomintang military and political leader in theRepublic of China Biography
After service in numerous regional armies, Liu joined the faculty of the
Whampoa Military Academy in 1924 and became a field commander during the Northern Expedition. He was instrumental in suppressing the coup of 1929-30, and expanding KMT military power throughout the 1930s. During WWII he organized the Nationalist government retreat toChongqing and commanded the wartime capital defenses. Liu’s anti-Communist forces were routed by the armies ofLiu Bocheng and Chen Yi in the epicHuaihai Campaign of 1948 and 1949. Liu fled to Hong Kong initially Liu later served in the ROC government in Taiwan as an advisor.ee also
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History of the Republic of China References
* [http://www.nwc.navy.mil/chinesecs/ US Naval War College]
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