Zhang Xuezhong (general)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Xuezhong
Born (1899-07-15)15 July 1899
Died 16 June 1995(1995-06-16) (aged 95)
Occupation Officer of the Republic of China Army
Years active 1927–1959
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 張雪中
Simplified Chinese 张雪中

Zhang Xuezhong (Chinese: 張雪中; Wade–Giles: Chang Hsüeh-chung; 1899–1995) was a Chinese Republic of China Army general who commanded a division in the important Battle of Taierzhuang. He also worked in the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence late in his career.

Career

Zhang started his military career in November 1927 at 3rd battalion of Zhejiang Military Academy.[1] He fought in multiple battles including Battle of Tengxian, Nankou Campaign and Battle of Taierzhuang during the Second Sino-Japanese war.[1][2][3][4] The 89th division led by Zhang was one of the Chinese divisions modernized by Germans.[1][5] Zhang was part of the 13th army's staff from March 1937 to July 1942.[1]

Zhang also commanded his 89th division in the 1938 Battle of Taierzhuang, which was the first major Chinese victory in the Second Sino-Japanese war.[1][4] He also fought to defend the Gaochengzhen–Taerwan line from April to May 1939.[6]

In August 1948 Zhang started working as a counselor in the Ministry of National Defence, and a month later he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General. This was his last promotion in military ranks. Zhang retired in January 1959, and died on 16 June 1995.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Steen Ammentorp. "Biography of Liutenant-General Zhang Xuezhong – (张雪中) – (Chang Hsueh-chung) (1899–1995), China". www.generals.dk. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. Terence Co (2015). "The Battle of Tengxian, 14–18 March 1938" (PDF). World at War. pp. 38–40. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. Wei Wu (Eric S) (May 2015). "Initial Campaign: Strategic Context, Battles and the Influence of Nankou Campaign: An Interpretive Booklet for WWII Military History Museums". Roger Williams University. p. 13. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 Israel Epstein (2005). My China Eye: Memoirs of a Jew and a Journalist. Long River Press. pp. 94–96. ISBN 978-1-59265-042-2.
  5. History of the Frontal War Zone in the Sino-Japanese War. Nanjing University Press.
  6. Ah Xiang (2004). "RESISTANCE WARS – Political, Social, Cultural, Historical Analysis Of China". www.republicanchina.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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