Qiu Qingquan

Qiu Qingquan
General Qiu is in the rear row on the far right
Native name
邱清泉
Nickname(s)Qiu the mad
Born(1902-01-27)27 January 1902
Yongjia County, Zhejiang Province
Died10 January 1949(1949-01-10) (aged 46)
Yongcheng, Henan Province
Allegiance Republic of China
Service / branchRepublic of China (1912–1949) National Revolutionary Army
Years of service1924–1948
Rank General(Posthumous)
Unit10th division
Commands5th corps, 2nd army
Battles / warsNorthern Expedition, Battle of Nanjing, Battle of Kunlun Pass, Huaihai Campaign
AwardsOrder of the Cloud and Banner, Order of the Precious Tripod, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Order of Blue Sky and White Sun

Qiu Qingquan (Chinese: 邱清泉; pinyin: Qiū Qīngquán; 27 January 1902 – 10 January 1949) was a ROC Army general who excelled himself in Northern Expedition, anti-communist Encirclement Campaigns, Second Sino-Japanese War, and Chinese Civil War. In the Huaihai Campaign, which was determining battle of the Chinese Civil War, he failed to save General Huang Baitao's 7th corps and later committed suicide on the battlefield.

Gen. Qiu is the official namesake of Ching Chuan Kang AB, a large air base in Taichung, Taiwan, and was once used by US Air Force as a major support installation in the Far East during Vietnam War.