Wang Zhonglian Explained

Wang Zhonglian
Birth Date:1904
Birth Place:Xiao County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu (now part of Suzhou, Anhui)
Death Date:1991
Death Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Branch: National Revolutionary Army
Rank:lieutenant general
Commands:89th Division
85th Army
19th Army Group
31st Army Group
26th Army
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Wang Zhonglian (王仲廉) (1904 - 1991) was a KMT general from Jiangsu. His birthplace became part of Anhui in 1950. He was a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy. He fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in Shanxi, Henan and Hubei. He commanded the 19th Army Group from April to September 1943 and the 31st Army Group from September 1943 to December 1946. He was later demoted to commander of the 26th Army, a position he held until July 1947. In August 1947, he was removed from command. In 1949, after the end of the Chinese Civil War, he immigrated to Taiwan, where he lived for the rest of his life.

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