Sun Lianzhong

Sun Lianzhong
孙连仲
General Sun Lianzhong
Nickname(s)The Steel Head
Born(1893-02-02)2 February 1893
Xiong County, Hebei, China
Died14 August 1990(1990-08-14) (aged 97)
Taipei, Taiwan
Allegiance Republic of China
Service / branchRepublic of China (1912–1949) National Revolutionary Army
Years of service1912–1990
Rank General
UnitNorthwest Army
CommandsSecond Group Army, garrison commander of Nanjing
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of Blue Sky and White Sun with Grand Cordon ribbon Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Other workRestaurant owner
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese孫連仲
Simplified Chinese孙连仲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSūn Liánzhòng
Wade–GilesSun Lien-chung

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.