Sun Dianying | |
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| Native name | 孫殿英 |
| Nickname(s) | "Captain Sun"[1] |
| Born | 1887, 1889, or 1898[2][3][4] Yongcheng, Henan, Qing Empire |
| Died | 1946 or 1947[2][3] Wu'an, Hebei, China |
| Allegiance |   Republic of China (until 1943, 1945–46/47) Wang Jingwei regime (1943–45) |
| Service | Songxian Pacification Force Shandong Army National Revolutionary Army (NRA) Collaborationist Chinese Army |
| Rank | General[5] |
| Commands | Shandong Army's 35th Division[2] NRA's 40th Division[2] NRA's 41st Army[6] NRA's 5th Army[5] Collaborationist 6th Group Army District[5] |
| Battles / wars | |
Sun Dianying (simplified Chinese: 孙殿英; traditional Chinese: 孫殿英; pinyin: Sūn Diànyīng; Wade–Giles: Sun Tien-ying; 1889–1948) was a Chinese bandit leader, warlord, and National Revolutionary Army commander who fought in the Warlord Era, Second Sino-Japanese War, and Chinese Civil War, earning notoriety for changing sides multiple times in course of these conflicts.
- ^ Billingsley (1988), p. 209.
- ^ a b c d Graefe (2008), p. 187.
- ^ a b Billingsley (1988), p. 300.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Jowett (2004), p. 216.