The Order of Blue Sky and White Sun with Grand Cordon (

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's second highest

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award. Created in 1929, it is awarded for "outstanding contributions to national security under foreign invasion" and is second only to the

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. The name and the design come from the

Blue Sky with a White Sun The Blue Sky with a White Sun () serves as the design for the party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang, the canton of the flag of the Republic of China, the national emblem of the Republic of China, and as the naval jack of the ROC Navy. In th ...

symbol of the Republic of China and the

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. Unlike many other ROC medals, Order of Blue Sky and White Sun comes only as a first-class medal, without varying degrees of commendation; since 1981, it has been presented with the Grand Cordon, a very large ribbon, in this case, a white ribbon with red and blue edges. Before that, it came with a plain ribbon that is the smaller version of the modern grand cordon.

Notable recipients

* Albert C. Wedemeyer, for his role in reorganizing the training of the Chinese army * Chen Qingkun (陳慶堃), for his leading role in the Breakout of Yangtze River 長江突圍 during the civil war in 1949 getting away from Communist after his admiral surroundered to the Communists. *

Chiang Chung-ling Chiang Chung-ling (; 21 September 1922 – 18 March 2015) was a Taiwanese army general, former Minister of Defense and Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party). As Minister of Defense, he called for the use of Sky Horse miss ...

former Minister of Defense *

Claire Lee Chennault Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Chinese Air Force in World War II. Chennault was a fierce advocate of "pursuit" or fighte ...

, for his aid in defending China during World War II *

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, one of China's top ace-fighter pilots during the Second Sino-Japanese War-Second World War *

Huang Baitao Huang Baitao (; 9 September 1900 – 22 November 1948), also known as Huang Botao (黄伯韬), was a Chinese Nationalist general active in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War, for which he was twice awarded the Order of Blue Sky an ...

, for his campaign in Henan in 1948 *

Hu Lien Hu Lien (; 1907–1977) was a Chinese Nationalist general who participated in the Northern Expedition, anti-communist Encirclement Campaigns, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. Whampoa Military Academy He graduated alongside Lin ...

, Hu commanded 11th Division and defended western Hubei. This was easiest route to capture China's capital Chungking for the Japanese army, but Hu fought gallantly and defect the Japanese. *

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, for his defense of Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai during early part World War II *

Zhang Zizhong Zhang Zizhong (; August 11, 1891 – May 16, 1940) 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 comm ...

, one of the highest-ranked Allied officers killed in action in World War II * General

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, killed when a Black Hawk

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alongside 7 other personnel. He was serving as the

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of the

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at the time of his death. (posthumously awarded) *

Xue Yue Xue Yue (; December 26, 1896 – May 3, 1998) was a Chinese Nationalist military general, nicknamed by Claire Lee Chennault of the Flying Tigers as the "Patton of Asia" and called the "God of War" (戰神) by the Chinese. Early life and caree ...

薛岳 for his role fought off Japanese forces in Changsha, Hunan.

References

External links

A full listing of the recipients of the order
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Republic of China Awards established in 1929 1929 establishments in China {{odm-stub