Liu Yuzhang

Liu Yuzhang
General Liu Yuzhang
Nickname(s)	Liu the Bald
Born	(1903-11-11)11 November 1903 Xingping, Shaanxi
Died	11 April 1981(1981-04-11) (aged 77) Taipei, Taiwan
Allegiance	Republic of China
Service / branch	National Revolutionary Army
Years of service	1925–1981
Rank	General
Unit	2nd division
Commands	2nd Division (reorg.), March 1940 52nd Army, 1948 deputy commander-in-chief, Shanghai Defense Command, November 1948–May 1949 Kinmen Defense Command May 1954–November 1957 deputy commander-in-chief, Republic of China Army, July 1957 deputy commander-in-chief, Taiwan Garrison Command, 1963–1967 commander-in-chief Taiwan Garrison Command, 1967–1970
Battles / wars	Northern Expedition Central Plains War Inner Mongolian Campaign Defense of the Great Wall Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Taierzhuang Battle of Wuhan Second Battle of Changsha Chinese Civil War Liaoshen Campaign Shanghai Campaign First Taiwan Strait Crisis
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Other work	author

Liu Yuzhang (traditional Chinese: 劉玉章; simplified Chinese: 刘玉章; pinyin: Liú Yùzhāng; 11 November 1903 – 11 April 1981), nicknamed the "Bald General", was a prominent Chinese (Kuomintang) general. He was one of the very few KMT commanders who could defeat both the Imperial Japanese Army and Communist PLA in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War, respectively.