Xiang Zhizhuang (; 1894 – November 26, 1946) was a military person in the Republic of China. He belonged to the National Revolutionary Army. In the end, he participated in the

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. His real name was Zongyu (宗羽) or Yu (羽). His former

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was Zhizhuang (志壯), later changed to Zhizhuang. He was born in

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Biography

In 1914, Xiang Zhizhuang entered the

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's Artillery Department in the 2nd period. In May 1916, he graduated from this school. In the National Revolutionary Army, Xiang Zhizhuang successively held the positions of chief of the Staff Office of the Headquarters of the 26th Route Army, commander of the 1st Artillery Brigade of the 1st instructing Division and commander of the Artillery Brigade of the Patrol Army in the Nationalist Government. In June 1932, he was appointed superintendent of education at the Artillery School, Ministry for Military Administration. Next July, he became the Councilor of the Ministry for Inspection of Training. In November, he worked as the chief of the Security Office etc. in

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. In November 1936, he was bestowed the rank of major general. In November 1942, Xiang Zhizhuang escaped from the Chongqing National Government, and surrendered to the Wang Jingwei regime in

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. In February 1943, he became a Member of the Military Committee. In April, he was appointed Vice-Chief of the General Staff of the Military Committee and Chief of the General Affairs Agency. In December, he also held the office of Commander of the 5th Group Army. In February 1944, Xiang Zhizhuang was appointed Chief of the General Office of Colonization in Northern Jiangsu (). In June, he became Commander of the 12th Army. In September, he was appointed Governor and Commander of Security in Zhejiang Province, as well as Chief Security Officer of Hanzhou (). Next May, he was appointed Member of the Nanjing Nationalist Government, and became Governor of Jiangsu Province. After the Wang Jingwei regime had collapsed, Xiang Zhizhuang hid in

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, but on September 27, 1945, he was arrested by the Chiang Kai-shek's National Government. He was convicted of treason and surrendering to the enemy (namely '' Hanjian'') and sentenced to death by a military tribunal.Yu Zidao (etc.), pp.1422-1423. He was executed by firing squad at Shanghai on November 26, 1946.

Alma mater

References

* * The Chronological Table of Hanzhou, in Republic of China, November 26, 1946 (, 1946年11月26日)
Website of the Library of Hangzhou () *
'Biographical Writings'' () Website (need Traditional Chinese font) * 　 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Xiang, Zhizhuang 1894 births 1946 deaths Politicians from Hangzhou National Revolutionary Army generals from Zhejiang Military personnel of the Republic of China in the Second Sino-Japanese War Executed Kuomintang collaborators with Imperial Japan People executed by the Republic of China by firing squad Executed military leaders