Zhang Fakui
Zhang Fakui | |
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張發奎 | |
Zhang Fakui on the cover of The Young Companion, June 1938 | |
| 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Army | |
| In office 9 February 1949 – 26 June 1949 | |
| President | Li Zongren |
| Preceded by | Yu Hanmou |
| Succeeded by | Gu Zhutong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1896 Shixing County, Guangdong, Qing Empire |
| Died | 10 March 1980 (aged 83) British Hong Kong |
| Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun, Order of the British Empire |
| Nickname | Hero of the Iron Army |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Republic of China |
| Years of service | 1912–1949 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 4th corps |
| Commands | 4th corps, Commander in Chief 8th Army Group, Commander in Chief 4th War Area |
| Battles/wars | Northern Expedition, Nanchang Uprising, Guangzhou Uprising, Central Plains War, Anti-Communist Encirclement Campaigns, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War |
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| Traditional Chinese | 張發奎 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张发奎 | ||||||||||||||
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Zhang Fakui CBE (2 September 1896 – 10 March 1980) was a Chinese Nationalist general who fought against northern warlords, the Imperial Japanese Army and Chinese Communist forces in his military career. He served as commander-in-chief of the 8th Army Group and commander-in-chief of NRA ground force before retiring in Hong Kong in 1949.