Zhang Zizhong Military person

Zhang Zizhong (simplified Chinese: 张自忠; traditional Chinese: 張自忠; pinyin: Zhāng Zìzhōng; Wade–Giles: Chang Tzu-chung; August 11, 1891-May 16, 1940) was a general of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army (NRA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Born in Linqing, Shandong, he was the highest-ranked officer and the only Army group commander of the NRA to die in the war. He showed great valor in the battlefields and was regarded as one of the most valiant and respectable Chinese generals by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Because of his posthumous promotion, he was also one of the highest-ranked Allied officers that was killed in action in World War II. His mausoleum is situated in Beibei District, Chongqing. There are roads named after him in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	張自忠 (Chinese)
Birth date	August 11, 1891
Birth place	Shandong , Linqing
Date of death	May 16, 1940
Place of death	Hubei

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Military person

award	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
military operations	Battle of Taierzhuang Battle of Wuhan
military branch	National Revolutionary Army
military command	Third Division
service start	1914
service end	1940