Feng Zhi'an (; 16 December 1896 – 16 December 1954) was a Chinese Nationalist Lieutenant-General during the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific The ...

, and Chinese Civil War from

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. From 1931 to 1937, he was the general commanding 37th Division and in 1936 was made Chairman of the Government of Hebei Province which office he held until 1938. For a time, he was acting commander of the 29th Army in 1937. Following the Battle of Beiping-Tianjin he organized and commanded the 77th Corps until 1943. Shortly afterward, he became commander of the 19th Army and fought in the

Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation The Tientsin–Pukow Railway Operation ( ja, 津浦線作戦; early August to mid November, 1937) was a follow up operation to the Battle of Beiping-Tianjin of the Japanese army in North China at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War, fou ...

Battle of Xuzhou The Battle of Xuzhou was a military conflict between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China forces in May 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. History In 1937 the North China Area Army had chased Song Zheyuan's 29th Army to the so ...

and Battle of Wuhan. Later as 77th Corps commander he was also in

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, 1939-40 Winter Offensive and Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang. In 1940, he was made Commander in Chief of the 33rd Army Group which he commanded in the Central Hopei Operation, Battle of South Henan, and the Western Hopei Operation. In 1945, he was Commander in Chief Northern Hebei Right Force in the Battle of West Henan-North Hubei. In 1948, he was a deputy commander of the General Suppression Headquarters of Xuzhou Garrison during the Huaihai Campaign.

References

* Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, ''History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)'' 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.
Biography of Feng Zhi'an
{{DEFAULTSORT:Feng, Zhian 1896 births 1954 deaths Chinese people of World War II National Revolutionary Army generals from Hebei People from Hengshui