Native name 張自忠 Commands held Third Division Rank Full General | Years of service 1914–1940 Allegiance China Name Zhang Zizhong | |
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Born August 11, 1891
Linqing, Shandong ( 1891-08-11 ) Unit 25 Division
38 Division
59 Division Died May 16, 1940, Hubei, China Awards Order of Blue Sky and White Sun Service/branch National Revolutionary Army Battles and wars Battle of Taierzhuang, Battle of Wuhan Similar People Li Zongren, Pang Bingxun, Sun Lianzhong, Han Fuju, Tang Enbo | ||
General zhang zizhong
Zhang Zizhong (simplified Chinese: 张自忠; traditional Chinese: 張自忠; pinyin: Zhāng Zìzhōng; 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 showed great valor in the battlefields 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 of his posthumous promotion, he was also one of the highest-ranked Allied officers that was killed in action in World War II. His mausoleum is situated in Beibei District, Chongqing. There are roads named after him in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin.
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