Ou Zhen
Ou Zhen | |
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Native name | 歐震 |
Born | Guangdong, Qing dynasty | 3 January 1899
Died | 13 February 1969 Taipei, Taiwan | (aged 70)
Allegiance | Republic of China |
Service | National Revolutionary Army |
Rank | General |
Battles / wars |
Ou Zhen (Chinese: 歐震, 3 January 1899 – 13 February 1969), or Ou Chen, was a KMT army general from Qujiang, Guangdong.
He was active in the Second Sino-Japanese War during World War II. He was a commander in the Battle of Shanghai, the Battle of Wuhan (leading the 4th Corps, particularly in the Battle of Wanjialing), the 1st Changsha Campaign, the 1939-40 Winter Offensive, as well as the 2nd and 3rd Changsha Campaigns. He commanded Army Ou Chen in the Changde Campaign, and the Changsha-Hengyang Campaign of 1944. He again commanded 4th Corps in the Hunan-Guangdong-Jiangxi Border Areas Operation in early 1945.[1]
After the Communists gained control of mainland China, he fled to Taiwan in 1949. He died in Taipei, and was promoted to general posthumously.[citation needed]
Military positions
[edit]- 1937 General Officer Commanding 90th Division
- 1938–1944 General Officer Commanding IV Corps
- 1944 General Officer Commanding Army Ou Chen
- 1945 General Officer Commanding IV Corps
- 1945 General Officer Commanding 99th Division
References
[edit]- ^ Chang Ming-kai (1971), History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed., Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.: Chung Wu Publishing
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