Ou Zhen

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Ou Zhen
Chiang Kai-Shek with Ou Zhen, right
Native name
歐震
Born(1899-01-03)3 January 1899
Guangdong, Qing dynasty
Died13 February 1969(1969-02-13) (aged 70)
Taipei, Taiwan
Allegiance Republic of China
Service/branchRepublic of China (1912–1949) National Revolutionary Army
RankGeneral
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]

  1. ^ 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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