Gu was born in Lianshui, Jiangsu province and attended army elementary academy at age 19, When the Chinese Revolution of 1911 broke out, he soon joined the Revolution. In 1912, he joined the Chinese Nationalist Party, and enrolled in Wuhan reserve officer candidate school, and then attend the Baoding Military Academy. In 1922, he went to Canton and became a staff officer of Second Cantonese Army. When Whampoa Military Academy was founded in 1924, he became one of the academy instructors. When the newly formed nationalist government launched a campaign against a local warlord, he became a battalion commander. During the Northern Expedition, Gu was promoted division commander and then corps commander. In the Central Plains War, he was the commander of the 16th route army. In 1931, he became garrison commander of Nanjing, the capital of the nationalist government. In 1933 he participated in the anti-communist Encirclement Campaigns. In 1935 he was promoted to general and put in charge of three southwestern provinces, meanwhile he was also the chairman of Jiangsu province. After the breakout of the second Sino-Japanese war, he was named commander-in-chief of the third war zone, during the New Fourth Army Incident in 1941 nationalist units under his command destroyed a large contingent of communist troops, and Chiang Kai-shek decorated him with the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun, one of the highest honors for a Chinese commander at the time.
Chinese Civil Waredit
In 1946, he was named commander-in-chief of the nationalist army and pacification director of Zhengzhou, and was put in charge attack communist-controlled areas in Shandong province. In 1947, he lost the critical Menglianggu Campaign, in which the elite 74th independent enhanced division was wiped out by the communist forces. Chiang Kai-shek relieved him of command, and appointed him as Chief of Staff instead.
In Taiwanedit
In March 1950, he arrived in Taiwan and was appointed as defense minister, and in 1954 he was promoted to four-star general. In 1956, Gu was appointed as secretary general of the National Defense Council; in 1967 he was named as deputy head of the strategic advisory committee. In 1972, he became an advisor to Chiang Kai-shek and died on January 17, 1987.
zhutong, simplified, chinese, 顾祝同, traditional, chinese, 顧祝同, pinyin, zhùtòng, wade, giles, tung, 1893, january, 1987, courtesy, name, moshan, 墨山, military, general, administrator, republic, china, 顧祝同general, chief, general, staff, republic, china, armed, for. Gu Zhutong simplified Chinese 顾祝同 traditional Chinese 顧祝同 pinyin Gu Zhutong or Wade Giles Ku Chu tung 1893 January 17 1987 courtesy name Moshan 墨山 was a military general and administrator of the Republic of China Gu Zhutong顧祝同General Gu Zhutong2nd Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed ForcesIn office 13 May 1948 24 March 1950PresidentLi ZongrenChiang Kai shekPreceded byChen ChengSucceeded byChou Chi jo1st amp 4th amp 6th Commander in Chief of the Republic of China ArmyIn office 1 June 1946 13 May 1948PresidentChiang Kai shekPreceded byHe Yingqin as Commander in Chief of the Chinese Ground Force of China Theater of the Allies of World War 2 Succeeded byYu HanmouIn office 26 June 1949 25 August 1949PresidentLi ZongrenPreceded byZhang FakuiSucceeded byGuan LinzhengIn office December 1949 March 1950PresidentLi ZongrenChiang Kai shekPreceded byGuan LinzhengSucceeded bySun Li jenPersonal detailsBorn9 January 1893Lianshui County Jiangsu Qing EmpireDied17 January 1987 1987 01 17 aged 94 Taipei TaiwanAwardsOrder of Blue Sky and White SunMilitary serviceAllegiance Republic of ChinaYears of service1912 1987RankGeneralUnitvariousCommandscommander in chief of the nationalist ground force chief of the general staff commander in of the third war zoneBattles warsNorthern Expedition Central Plains War Encirclement Campaigns 1939 Winter Offensive New Fourth Army Incident Zhejiang Jiangxi Campaign Menglianggu Campaign In this Chinese name the family name is Gu Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and career 1 2 Chinese Civil War 1 3 In Taiwan 1 4 Private life 2 ReferencesBiography editEarly life and career edit nbsp Former residence of Gu Zhutong in Nanjing Gu was born in Lianshui Jiangsu province and attended army elementary academy at age 19 When the Chinese Revolution of 1911 broke out he soon joined the Revolution In 1912 he joined the Chinese Nationalist Party and enrolled in Wuhan reserve officer candidate school and then attend the Baoding Military Academy In 1922 he went to Canton and became a staff officer of Second Cantonese Army When Whampoa Military Academy was founded in 1924 he became one of the academy instructors When the newly formed nationalist government launched a campaign against a local warlord he became a battalion commander During the Northern Expedition Gu was promoted division commander and then corps commander In the Central Plains War he was the commander of the 16th route army In 1931 he became garrison commander of Nanjing the capital of the nationalist government In 1933 he participated in the anti communist Encirclement Campaigns In 1935 he was promoted to general and put in charge of three southwestern provinces meanwhile he was also the chairman of Jiangsu province After the breakout of the second Sino Japanese war he was named commander in chief of the third war zone during the New Fourth Army Incident in 1941 nationalist units under his command destroyed a large contingent of communist troops and Chiang Kai shek decorated him with the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun one of the highest honors for a Chinese commander at the time Chinese Civil War edit In 1946 he was named commander in chief of the nationalist army and pacification director of Zhengzhou and was put in charge attack communist controlled areas in Shandong province In 1947 he lost the critical Menglianggu Campaign in which the elite 74th independent enhanced division was wiped out by the communist forces Chiang Kai shek relieved him of command and appointed him as Chief of Staff instead In Taiwan edit In March 1950 he arrived in Taiwan and was appointed as defense minister and in 1954 he was promoted to four star general In 1956 Gu was appointed as secretary general of the National Defense Council in 1967 he was named as deputy head of the strategic advisory committee In 1972 he became an advisor to Chiang Kai shek and died on January 17 1987 Private life edit His son was the artist Ku Fu sheng 1 References edit ABOUT THE ARTIST fushengku nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gu Zhutong http www generals dk general Qiu Qing quan China html Ministry of National Defense R O C US Naval War College https web archive org web 20090326011824 http cgsc leavenworth army mil carl download csipubs bjorge huai pdf Political offices Preceded byChen Cheng Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed ForcesMay 13 1948 March 24 1950 Succeeded byZhou Zu Lou Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gu Zhutong amp oldid 1217915860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,