Sun Lianzhong (; 2 February 1893 – 14 August 1990) was a Chinese general during the Warlord Era,

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and

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. Best known for his commanded of the 2nd Group Army in the Battle of Taierzhuang, he had a long career in the army. In the Warlord Era he was in the Northwest Army of

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with

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and Northwest Army for

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against

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. Then he commanded forces during the 2nd, 3rd and 5th Campaigns against the

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. During the

he commanded the 1st Army in the Northern Peiking – Hankow Railway Operation (August 1937). Also the 2nd Group Army in the

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where was in the Battle of Taierzhuang,

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, 1939-40 Winter Offensive,

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, and

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. As Deputy commander of the 6th war Area he was in command of the

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, and as commander-in-chief 6th War Area defeated the Japanese in the

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. He went on to command the 6th War Area for the rest of the war. In 1945 Sun Lianzhong was made commander-in-chief 11th War Area and was to take command of the

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, and

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area and take the surrender of the Japanese troops there.Photo
General Sun Lianzhong signing the Japanese surrender document, Forbidden City, Beiping, China, 10 Oct 1945
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broke out in full force again. After two years he resigned his posts in North China and moved to the capital and then in 1949 to Taiwan.

Military career

* 1912 Enlisted in the army as a common soldier * 1926 Joined Northwest Army of

, becomes Division commander * 1928 General commanding 2nd Group Army in the

with

* 1928–1929 Military-governor of

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Province * 1929–1930 Chairman of the

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Provincial Council * 1930 Commands Gansu troops in Northwest Army for

against

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. * 1930 Accepts Central government rule after

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joined Chiang Kai-shek, becomes general officer commanding 26th Route Army * 1931 26th Route Army sent to 2nd and 3rd Campaign against the

* 1934 Participated in 5th Encirclement Campaign against the Jiangxi Soviet, Kuomintang governor of Yuan Yang * 1936 Repels Red Army offensive, commands 42nd Corps * 1937 General officer commanding 1st Army * 1937 Deputy commander-in-chief 2nd Army Group * 1937–1944 Commander-in-chief 2nd Army Group * 1938 commander-in-chief 3rd Army Corps * 1940 Deputy commander-in-chief 5th War Area * 1943 Acting commander-in-chief 6th War Area * 1943–1945 Commander-in-chief 6th War Area * 1945 Commander-in-chief 11th War Area * 1945–1947 Chairman of the Government of Hebei Province * 1945–1947 Director of Paoting Pacification Headquarters * 1947 Resigned from other posts, commander Capital Garrison * 1948 Commanders of Presidential Palace Army, Senate Army * 1949–1954 Went to Taiwan, Military advisor to Presidential Palace, Kuomintang Central Committee member, Central Disciplinary Board Committee member. * 1955–1988 continued to work for the government and opened a

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with General Pang Bingxun, an old time friend. * 1990 Died of illness in Taipei

References

Sun Lianzhong
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sun, Lianzhong National Revolutionary Army generals from Hebei 1893 births 1990 deaths People from Baoding Chinese Civil War refugees Taiwanese people from Hebei

Military career

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