Sun Lianzhong 孙连仲 | |||||||||
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Nickname(s) | The Steel Head | ||||||||
Born | Xiong County, Hebei, China | 2 February 1893||||||||
Died | 14 August 1990 Taipei, Taiwan | (aged 97)||||||||
Allegiance | Republic of China | ||||||||
Service | National Revolutionary Army | ||||||||
Years of service | 1912–1990 | ||||||||
Rank | General | ||||||||
Unit | Northwest Army | ||||||||
Commands | Second Group Army, garrison commander of Nanjing | ||||||||
Battles / wars | |||||||||
Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun | ||||||||
Other work | Restaurant owner | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 孫連仲 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 孙连仲 | ||||||||
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Sun Lianzhong (Chinese: 孫連仲; Wade–Giles: Sun Lien-chung; 2 February 1893 – 14 August 1990) was a Chinese general during the Warlord Era, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. Best known for his command of the 2nd Group Army in the Battle of Taierzhuang, he had a long career in the army.