The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General  Zheng Dongguo

Zheng Dongguo

Lieutenant-General

* 13th of January 1903

† 27th of January 1991

(郑洞国)

(Cheng Tung-kuo)

Promotions

1926-03-XX Lieutenant-Colonel (Post rank)
1926-10-XX Colonel (Post rank)
1931-12-XX Major-General (Post rank)
1935-05-01 Colonel
1936-10-22 Major-General
1938-07-04 Lieutenant-General (Post rank)
1945-02-20 Lieutenant-General

Service

1926-03-XX 1926-10-XX Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 8th Regiment, 3rd Division
1926-10-XX 1927-09-XX Commanding Officer 8th Regiment, 3rd Division
1927-09-XX 1927-12-XX Unemployed
1927-12-XX 1928-03-30 Chief of Staff, Xuhai Garrison Command
1928-03-30 1928-04-02 Staff Officer, Personnel Section, Army Headquarters
1928-04-02 1928-12-XX Commanding Officer Instruction Regiment, 9th Army
1928-12-XX 1929-09-XX Commanding Officer 10th Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division
1929-09-XX 1931-12-XX Commanding Officer 10th Regiment, 6th Brigade, 2nd Division
1931-12-XX 1932-03-XX Commanding Officer Independent Brigade, 2nd Division
1932-03-XX 1932-10-XX Commanding Officer 5th Brigade, 2nd Division
1932-10-XX 1936-03-26 Commanding Officer 4th Brigade, 2nd Division
1936-03-26 1937-05-12 Acting Commanding Officer 2nd Division
1937-05-12 1938-07-04 Commanding Officer 2nd Division
1938-07-04 1939-02-19 Senior Staff Officer, 31st Army Group
1938-07-04 1939-02-19 Deputy Commanding Officer 98th Division, 31st Army Group
1939-02-19 1940-04-02 Deputy Commanding Officer 5th Army
1939-02-19 1940-04-02 Commanding Officer 1st Honour Division, 5th Army
1940-04-02 1941-09-09 Commanding Officer 11th New Army
1940-04-02 1940-09-XX Commanding Officer 1st Honour Division, 11th Army
1941-08-25 1943-01-29 Deputy Commander in Chief 20th Army Group
1941-09-09 1943-01-29 Commanding Officer 8th Army
1943-01-29 1944-05-01 Commanding Officer 1st New Army [Burma]
1943-03-XX 1945-06-11 Deputy Commanding Officer Chinese Expeditionary Army (X-Force) [India - Burma]
1945-06-11 1945-11-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 3rd Field Army
1945-09-XX 1945-11-XX Deputy Commanding Officer Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Command
1945-11-XX 1947-08-XX Deputy Commanding Officer Northeastern Security Command
1947-08-XX 1948-05-XX Deputy Commanding Officer Northeastern Field Headquarters
1948-03-23 1948-05-XX Chairman of Jilin Provincial Government
1948-03-25 1948-10-19 Commander in Chief 1st Army Corps
1948-05-XX 1948-10-19 Deputy Commanding Officer Northeastern Bandit Suppression Headquarters
1948-10-19 Surrenders to the People's Liberation Army
1948-10-19 1949-01-XX Imprisoned
1949-01-XX Released
1952-06-XX 1954-09-XX Advisor, Ministry of Water Resources
1954-09-XX 1959-04-XX Member of the National Defence Commission
1959-04-XX 1961-03-XX Member of the National Committee, People's Political Consultative Conference
1961-03-XX 1978-02-XX Special Commissioner, National Committee, People's Political Consultative Conference
1978-02-XX 1979-10-XX Member of the Standing Committee, National Committee, People's Political Consultative Conference
1979-10-XX 1984-06-XX Vice-Chairman of the Central Commitee, Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
1984-06-XX 1991-01-27 Vice President of Huangpu (Whampoa) Military Academy Alumni Association
Picture source: Courtesy of Yu Zixu