Zhang Zizhong
Chinese general and politician
Died when: 48 years 279 days (585 months)Star Sign: Leo
Zhang Zizhong (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Zhang Zìzhong;Wade–Giles: Chang Tzu-chung;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 commander of the NRA to die in the war.
He was killed-in-action during the Battle of Yichang after refusing to retreat from the front lines.He showed great valor in the field and was regarded as one of the most valiant and respectable Chinese generals by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Because he was lieutenant general with the effective rank of full general at the time of his death, and was posthumously promoted to full general, he was also one of the highest-ranked Allied officers killed in action in World War II.
His mausoleum is situated in Beibei District, Chongqing.There are roads named after him in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin and Wuhan.
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