Liu Yuzhang
Liu Yuzhang (traditional Chinese: 劉玉章; simplified Chinese: 刘玉章; pinyin: Liú Yùzhāng; 11 November 1903 – 11 April 1981), nicknamed the "Bald General", was a prominent Chinese (Kuomintang) general. He was one of the very few KMT commanders who could defeat both the Imperial Japanese Army and Communist PLA in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War, respectively.
Liu Yuzhang | |
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General Liu Yuzhang | |
| Nickname(s) | Liu the Bald |
| Born | 11 November 1903 Xingping, Shaanxi |
| Died | 11 April 1981 (aged 77) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Allegiance | Republic of China |
| Years of service | 1925–1981 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 2nd division |
| Commands held | 2nd Division (reorg.), March 1940 52nd Army, 1948 deputy commander-in-chief, Shanghai Defense Command, November 1948–May 1949 Kinmen Defense Command May 1954–November 1957 deputy commander-in-chief, Republic of China Army, July 1957 deputy commander-in-chief, Taiwan Garrison Command, 1963–1967 commander-in-chief Taiwan Garrison Command, 1967–1970 |
| Battles/wars | Northern Expedition, Central Plains War, Defense of the Great Wall, Battle of Taierzhuang, Battle of Wuhan, Second Battle of Changsha, Liaoshen Campaign Shanghai Campaign First Taiwan Strait Crisis |
| Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
| Other work | author |
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