The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General  Han Liancheng

Han Liancheng

Lieutenant-General

* 18th of March 1909

† 27th of February 1984

(韩练成)

Promotions

1927-10-XX Lieutenant-Colonel (Post rank)
1928-03-XX Colonel (Post rank)
1928-07-XX Major-General (Post rank)
1929-01-XX Lieutenant-Colonel (Post rank)
1929-06-XX Colonel (Post rank)
1936-10-17 Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-10-XX Major-General (Post rank)
1940-07-19 Colonel
1945-06-28 Major-General
1948-09-22 Lieutenant-General
1955-09-27 Lieutenant-General (People's Liberation Army)

Service

1927-10-XX 1928-03-XX Attached to 58th Regiment, 20th Brigade, 7th Division
1928-03-XX 1928-06-XX Commanding Officer 59th Regiment, 20th Brigade, 7th Division
1928-06-XX 1928-07-XX Commanding Officer Cavalry Regiment, 4th Army
1928-07-XX 1928-09-XX Commanding Officer Cavalry Group, 4th Army Group
1928-09-XX 1929-01-XX Commanding Officer Independent Cavalry Brigade, 4th Army Group
1929-01-XX 1929-05-XX Staff Officer, 17th Provisional Division
1929-05-XX 1929-06-XX Staff Officer, 2nd Provisional Division
1929-06-XX 1931-06-XX Commanding Officer 192nd Regiment, 64th Division, 11th Army
1931-06-XX 1931-08-XX Staff Officer, 15th Route Army
1931-08-XX 1931-12-XX Attending the Special Class, Central Military Academy
1931-12-XX 1933-09-XX Unemployed
1933-09-XX 1933-12-XX Commanding Officer Security Cadre Training Corps, Security Department, Jiangsu Provincial Government
1933-12-XX 1936-12-XX Commanding Officer Zhenjiang Garrison Command
1936-12-XX 1937-10-XX Attending the 3rd Class, Army College
1937-10-XX 1938-02-XX Senior Staff Officer, 5th War Area
1938-02-XX 1939-03-XX Chief of Staff, 10th Army Group
1938-02-XX 1939-03-XX Chief of Cadre Training, 10th Army Group
1939-03-XX 1941-12-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 170th Division
1939-03-XX 1941-12-XX Commanding Officer 508th Brigade, 170th Division
1941-12-XX 1942-05-XX Chief of Staff, 16th Army Group
1942-05-XX 1943-05-XX Instructor at the Army College
1943-05-XX 1945-05-24 Senior Staff Officer,s to the Chairman of the Military Commission
1945-05-24 1946-04-XX Commanding Officer 46th Army
1945-10-XX 1946-04-XX Commanding Officer Hainan Defence Command
1946-04-XX 1947-08-14 Commanding Officer 46th Division
1947-08-14 1948-02-XX Attached to National Government Recruitment Center
1948-02-XX 1948-11-XX Deputy Commanding Officer Gansu Division Area
1948-11-XX Joins the People's Liberation Army
1949-11-30 1949-12-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, 1st Field Army
1949-11-30 1949-12-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Northwestern Military Region
1949-12-XX 1950-01-19 Chairman of Northwestern Military & Political Committee, Lanzhou Military Region
1950-01-19 1953-01-XX Member of Northwestern Military & Political Committee
1953-01-XX 1954-09-XX Member of Northwestern Administrative Committee
1954-09-XX 1955-05-XX Member of the National Defence Council
1955-05-XX 1956-09-XX First Deputy Commanding Officer Lanzhou Military Region
1956-09-XX 1958-03-XX Inspector-General, Research & Regulations Department
1958-03-XX 1961-12-XX Chief of Military History Department, Military Academy
1961-12-XX Retired
1964-09-XX 1965-12-XX Deputy Governor of Gansu Provincial People's Government
1978-03-XX 1984-02-27 Member of the Standing Committee, National Committee, People's Political Consultative Conference
Picture source: Courtesy of Tom Chan