Dong Zhao (general)
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Dong Zhao | |
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Born | July 4, 1902 Xi'an, Shaanxi, Qing China |
Died | September 30, 1977 Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China |
Allegiance | Republic of China |
Service | National Revolutionary Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Dong Zhao (simplified Chinese: 董钊; traditional Chinese: 董釗; pinyin: Dǒng Zhāo) (July 4, 1902 - September 30, 1977) was a Kuomintang general from Shaanxi. A graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, he fought against the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. During the war against the Empire of Japan, he fought against Japanese forces at Xuzhou, Jiangsu. In July 1948, he was made governor of his home province. In May 1949, after the People's Liberation Army captured Xi'an, he fled to Hanzhong and later to Sichuan province. On December 19, 1949, he left mainland China for Taiwan.