The rank setting of Kuomintang generals is more complicated, especially generals, which are divided into special grade, first grade and second grade, as well as ungraded generals, general posthumous title, lieutenant general and general titles. The so-called "Lieutenant General Plus General Rank",1The Provisional Regulations on Lieutenant General Plus General Rank in the Army promulgated on April 4, 936 stipulates: "Those who meet the promotion conditions must first increase the rank of general because of limited posts".
"The vacancies of the second-level generals in the army will be filled by those who have already added the rank of general." Accordingly, this book divides the generals into four arrangements: super generals, first-class generals, second-class generals, generals (including promotion, posthumous title, lieutenant general, general rank), and then lieutenant general. During the period of the Republic of China, some Kuomintang generals were promoted to generals by the authorities of Taiwan Province Province after coming to Taiwan Province Province, and then they were included in the general scope. All kinds of generals are arranged by surname.
Among the national 10 anti-Japanese generals, there are Zhang Zizhong, commander-in-chief of the 33rd Army, Li Zongren, commander-in-chief of the 5th Army Theater, Du, commander-in-chief of the new 38th Division, Xue Yue, commander-in-chief of the 9th Theater, deputy commander-in-chief of the 2nd Theater, Wei, commander-in-chief of the 20th Division of the 5th Army, and commander-in-chief of the 1st 10 Army.
During the Japanese invasion of China, they did not fear life and death, killed the enemy for revenge, tried every means to fight bloody battles, forged steel troops, fought bloody battles on the battlefield, enhanced China's prestige, bravely participated in major frontal battles, and fought across the country. With their surging patriotic feelings and flexible tactical use, they have made brilliant achievements for the motherland, which is admired by future generations.
1, Zhang Zizhong.
Commander-in-Chief of the 33rd National Army. Zhang Zizhong's election as a general was first decided by his record. In the battle of Taierzhuang, he hit the Japanese army's Sakamoto Division and won a great victory in Linyi. Recover Tongbai in Zaoyang and win the victory in northern Hubei; He also won a great victory in eastern Hunan and was called the fire official by the people. At the same time, because he was the highest general of the national army who died during the Anti-Japanese War (and also the highest general of the allied forces who died in World War II).
Such an upright and noble patriot was once mistaken for a traitor, and everyone shouted and beat him. It was a great shame. Finally, Zhang Zizhong took the initiative to sacrifice for this shame and expressed his innocence at the cost of his life. He is really a tragic hero.
After the martyrdom of General Zhang Zizhong, the Japanese held a grand funeral for him, but Chiang Kai-shek moved Zhang Zizhong to Chongqing through various channels. When meeting General Zhang Zizhong at the dock, hundreds of people sobbed and wept, and Chiang Kai-shek touched the coffin. Since then, Chiang Kai-shek has had a portrait of General Zhang on his desk, and he was posthumously awarded as an army general. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he was regarded as a revolutionary martyr.
2. Li Zongren
Li Zongren, commander of the Army's Fifth Theater, first fought an epoch-making battle. The battle of Taierzhuang wiped out more than 10,000 enemy troops, which was the first victory of China's army on the frontal battlefield after the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War. Moreover, the opponent is Japan's ace division, which is internationally recognized as Japan's first remarkable fiasco since the establishment of a modern army. After the Battle of Taierzhuang, Li participated in the battles of Wuhan, Suizao and southern Henan.
3. Du Yu Ming
Commander of the fifth army. Participated in Gubeikou Great Wall Anti-Japanese War and August 13th Songhu Anti-Japanese War. It became famous with the great victory of Kunlun Pass in the Battle of South Guangxi. The opponent is the Sakamoto Division Nakamura Brigade, known as the Japanese Iron and Steel Army. 1942 Du went to Myanmar as the deputy commander of the Expeditionary Force.
4. Sun Liren
Commander of the Forces nouvelles. During the eight-year Anti-Japanese War, Sun Liren's military exploits were mainly built in Myanmar. In addition to the Battle of Shanghai and Shanghai, Sun Liren basically didn't fight in China. Especially when the Expeditionary Force first entered Myanmar, he saved more than 7,000 British soldiers and journalists in World War I in yenangyaung. Chiang Kai-shek, Roosevelt and King George all awarded him medals, which made him famous.
5. Xue Yue
Commander of the ninth theater, sir. From the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Xue Yue fought bloody battles for many years and made meritorious deeds. It is said that he was the general who destroyed the most enemies, and only four battles in Changsha wiped out hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops. But it made him famous, and the first place was Wanjialing's victory, which wiped out a Japanese division. This battle wiped out the Japanese 106 Division several times.
Japanese prisoners said that if the national army advanced 100 meters, their division heads would have to have a caesarean section; 106 division would have been wiped out if it hadn't been for the strong air strikes by the Japanese army and the airdrops of a large number of materials and even officers, which caused great casualties to the national army. Ye Ting praised this campaign for its tripartite confrontation with Pingxingguan and Taierzhuang. During his administration in Hunan, according to the actual situation in Hunan and the needs of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
Put forward the policy of "safety, convenience and sufficiency". The so-called "security" is to find ways to make Hunan people live and work in peace and contentment, "convenient", even if the people, the country and the war; "Enough" means having enough food, soldiers and wisdom. And implement the so-called "six strategies" construction accordingly.
6. Wei Li Huang
Deputy commander of the World War II theater, sir. During the Anti-Japanese War, the most famous battle he commanded was the battle of Xinkou, which hit the Japanese army hard and wiped out tens of thousands of enemies. During the period of 1943, when Wei was the commander of the Second Expeditionary Force, he went to Myanmar to annihilate the Japanese troops occupying Myanmar and opened the Yunnan-Myanmar Highway, with brilliant results. Wei is one of Chiang Kai-shek's five generals.
7. Fu Zuoyi
Deputy commander of the eighth theater, sir. The most famous national army anti-Japanese general in the north. /kloc-participated in the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War in 0/933, 1936 defeated the Japanese army that invaded Suiyuan and the puppet army that raped King De, and won a great victory in Bailing Temple. After the July 7th Incident, he participated in the battles of Pingxingguan, Xinkou and Taiyuan.
1940, fu wiped out thousands of Japanese and puppet troops, recovered Wuyuan city and achieved great victory in Wuyuan. This is the first battle of the national army to recover lost territory since the Anti-Japanese War, which has great influence.
8.wang
Founder of the commander of the 74th Army. 1937, participated in the Battle of Shanghai and Nanjing. 1938 participated in the battle of Wanjialing in Wuhan [8]. 1939 participated in the Nanchang Battle and the first Changsha Battle. 194 1 year, commanding the 74th Army to participate in the Battle of Shanggao, which dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese invaders and was known as the Anti-Japanese Iron Army. Since then, he has participated in the second and third battles in Changsha, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, Western Hubei, Changde and Heng Chang.
1945 commanded the last battle of China Army in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression-Xuefeng Mountain Battle in Xiangxi. From the beginning of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Wang went to the Anti-Japanese War every year, with almost no service, and his record was quite good. Wang is smart and clear-headed, and is called one of the few wise men in the Kuomintang by senior generals of the Communist Party of China.
Wang is famous for his long sleeves and good dancing in the military field, and he has invested a lot of money in sports relations, which has been discussed by later generations, but few people have noticed that Wang's financial resources mostly come from his private enterprises.
9. Dai Anlan
200 division commander of the 5th Army. He has participated in Gubeikou Great Wall Anti-Japanese War and Taierzhuang War. In the Battle of Kunlun Pass, he led his troops to fight bloody battles with the Japanese aggressors until he was seriously injured. 1942 as the vanguard of the expeditionary force, went to Burma to fight. In the famous battle of defending Donggua, he led his own army to fight against enemies several times his own, and annihilated more than 5,000 Japanese invaders, which caused great repercussions at home and abroad.
Later, he led 200 divisions to recover Tangji. The expeditionary force returned to China and was ambushed by the Japanese army on the way. Dai Anlan died of his injuries and died heroically. The relationship with Du is very similar to that between Zhang and Wang.
10, Zhao
(1898- 1937), a native of Heze, Shandong. 19 14 joined Feng Yuxiang's army and served as Feng's personal bodyguard. /kloc-participated in the northern expedition in 0/926. 1933 served as the brigade commander of 29 army 37th Division 109, and later as the division commander of 132. At the beginning of 1933, the Japanese invaders crossed Shanhaiguan and began to invade Jehol Province (now merged into Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia).
After the capture of Chengde on March 4, it began to launch a large-scale attack on the Great Wall. On June 5438+00, the Japanese army approached xifengkou. Zhao led his troops to attack 40 miles in the starry night, and arrived in Haier Ridge, xifengkou before the Japanese army, repelling the enemy's vanguard troops and stabilizing Haier Ridge and Koumen.
In order to effectively destroy the enemy in the offensive position, Zhao asked the troops to wait for the enemy to enter within 100 meters, then suddenly attack, bomb with grenades and cut with broadswords. Because the two armies are mixed, enemy planes, artillery and tanks can't play a role.
Extended data:
The ten major military regions' anti-Japanese generals include Zhang Zizhong, commander-in-chief of the 33rd Army, Li Zongren, commander-in-chief of the 5th Army, Du, commander-in-chief of the new 38th Division, Xue Yue, deputy commander-in-chief of the 9th Theater, Wei, commander-in-chief of the 20th Division of the 5th Army, Fu, commander-in-chief of the 74th Army, and Zhao, commander-in-chief of the 38th Army.
During the Japanese invasion of China, they did not fear life and death, killed the enemy for revenge, tried every means to fight bloody battles, forged steel troops, fought bloody battles on the battlefield, enhanced China's prestige, bravely participated in major frontal battles, and fought across the country. With their surging patriotic feelings and flexible tactical use, they have made brilliant achievements for the motherland, which is admired by future generations.
The List of Senior Generals of the Kuomintang is a book published by China Press 2011.11. The authors are Zhang Jun and Tang Benfu. By revealing his life track, this book reproduces the complicated history of the Republic of China and gives readers a panoramic understanding of the political and military insider of the Republic of China.
According to statistics, before 1949, there were nearly 5,000 generals officially announced and not officially announced by the Kuomintang, including nearly 900. Due to the limited space and materials, this book only contains 253 Kuomintang generals and some influential lieutenant generals.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-roster of senior Kuomintang generals
Baidu Encyclopedia-Top Ten National Army Anti-Japanese Generals