Liu enrolled in the fourth cadet class in 1925. Some of his well-known classmates included Lin Biao, Hu Lien, and Zhang Lingfu. After graduation, he participated in the Northern Expedition and Central Plains War and was promoted to the commander of the 5th Regiment, the 2nd Division when the Sino-Japan War began.
Second Sino-Japanese Waredit
In fact, Liu had already experienced fighting with Imperial Japanese Army in 1933, during the Defense of the Great Wall, in which he suffered a minor wound. After the war against Japan broke out in 1937, he distinguished himself in the Battle of Taierzhuang, Battle of Wuhan. In 1939, he was promoted to the brigade commander and also the garrison commander of Changsha and fought against Japanese forces in the First Battle of Changsha. In 1941, his commander Guan Linzheng promoted him to the post of the commander of the 2nd Division, the 52nd Army, while the corps stationed in Yunan. In 1945, he led the 2nd Division to Vietnam to accept the surrender of Japanese forces there. When Chinese communist forces invaded Manchuria, Liu's 52nd Army were sent to Manchuria to fight with the communist forces under his former classmate, Lin Biao.
Chinese Civil Waredit
Recovery of Shenyangedit
In September 1945, the Soviet Red Army of USSR occupied Shenyang. In March 1946, the Red Army withdrew from Shenyang and the KMT took over the city. Soon afterward, the PLA started large offensive operations against Shenyang. Liu was commander of KMT troops, and CPC's commander was Lin Biao, Liu's former classmate who had now become his enemy. Both men were fighting for the control of the city. Liu defeated Lin Biao's troops and won the battle, recovering Shenyang successfully at last, and after this victory Liu was promoted to lieutenant general. This battle was one of the early engagements in Manchuria where KMT had initial success.
Refusal to obey Chiang's orderedit
When the Liaoshen Campaign broke out in September 1948, Liu's 52nd Army was part of the 9th Army Group. The 9th Army Group was tasked personally by Chiang Kai-shek to relieve the city of Jinzhou, and both 9th Army Group commander General Liao Yaoxiang and Liu knew that the city was a lost cause, so they suggested to President Chiang Kai-shek if the relief effort was not successful that the 9th Army Group should withdraw to Yinkou via sea. Chiang and nationalist overall commander in Manchuria, General Wei Lihuang agreed their proposal. But the 9th Army Group failed both objectives and on 26 October, the Communist Manchurian Field Army captured General Liao and took 100,000 nationalist soldiers as their prisoners.
Yingkou retreatedit
When CPC won the Liaoshen Campaign, KMT still had 50,000 troops near Yingkou port when CPC began the final siege of the city. Liu's 52nd Army fought in rear guard actions to help those 50,000 men retreat to friendly territories such as Shanghai by sea,
On 31 October 1948 Liu boarded the last KMT naval ship to leave port when communist rocket and mortar fires fell on the beach. At this point he became extremely emotional and cried because he knew that KMT had lost the whole of Manchuria forever.
Trained in Command and General Staff Collegeedit
Liu succeed his classmate Hu Lien as commander of Kinmen defense area and was sent to United States to study by Chiang Kai-shek. He was one of the few Chinese generals who graduated from an American military academy besides General Sun Li-jen. He was appointed as garrison commander of Taiwan and head of nationalist security police. Liu retired from the army in 1970 and died in 1981.
Popular cultureedit
In Taiwan, there are two war films about Liu Yuzhang and his units:
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In this Chinese name the family name is Liu Liu Yuzhang traditional Chinese 劉玉章 simplified Chinese 刘玉章 pinyin Liu Yuzhang 11 November 1903 11 April 1981 nicknamed the Bald General was a prominent Chinese Kuomintang general He was one of the very few KMT commanders who could defeat both the Imperial Japanese Army and Communist PLA in the Second Sino Japanese War and Chinese Civil War respectively Liu YuzhangGeneral Liu YuzhangNickname s Liu the BaldBorn 1903 11 11 11 November 1903Xingping ShaanxiDied11 April 1981 1981 04 11 aged 77 Taipei TaiwanAllegiance Republic of ChinaService wbr branchNational Revolutionary ArmyYears of service1925 1981RankGeneralUnit2nd divisionCommands held2nd Division reorg March 194052nd Army 1948deputy commander in chief Shanghai Defense Command November 1948 May 1949Kinmen Defense Command May 1954 November 1957deputy commander in chief Republic of China Army July 1957deputy commander in chief Taiwan Garrison Command 1963 1967commander in chief Taiwan Garrison Command 1967 1970Battles warsNorthern Expedition Central Plains War Inner Mongolian Campaign Defense of the Great Wall Second Sino Japanese War Battle of Taierzhuang Battle of Wuhan Second Battle of Changsha Chinese Civil War Liaoshen Campaign Shanghai Campaign First Taiwan Strait CrisisAwardsOrder of Blue Sky and White SunOther workauthor Contents 1 Whampoa Military Academy 2 Second Sino Japanese War 3 Chinese Civil War 3 1 Recovery of Shenyang 3 2 Refusal to obey Chiang s order 3 3 Yingkou retreat 3 4 Trained in Command and General Staff College 4 Popular culture 5 ReferencesWhampoa Military Academy editLiu enrolled in the fourth cadet class in 1925 Some of his well known classmates included Lin Biao Hu Lien and Zhang Lingfu After graduation he participated in the Northern Expedition and Central Plains War and was promoted to the commander of the 5th Regiment the 2nd Division when the Sino Japan War began Second Sino Japanese War editIn fact Liu had already experienced fighting with Imperial Japanese Army in 1933 during the Defense of the Great Wall in which he suffered a minor wound After the war against Japan broke out in 1937 he distinguished himself in the Battle of Taierzhuang Battle of Wuhan In 1939 he was promoted to the brigade commander and also the garrison commander of Changsha and fought against Japanese forces in the First Battle of Changsha In 1941 his commander Guan Linzheng promoted him to the post of the commander of the 2nd Division the 52nd Army while the corps stationed in Yunan In 1945 he led the 2nd Division to Vietnam to accept the surrender of Japanese forces there When Chinese communist forces invaded Manchuria Liu s 52nd Army were sent to Manchuria to fight with the communist forces under his former classmate Lin Biao Chinese Civil War editRecovery of Shenyang edit In September 1945 the Soviet Red Army of USSR occupied Shenyang In March 1946 the Red Army withdrew from Shenyang and the KMT took over the city Soon afterward the PLA started large offensive operations against Shenyang Liu was commander of KMT troops and CPC s commander was Lin Biao Liu s former classmate who had now become his enemy Both men were fighting for the control of the city Liu defeated Lin Biao s troops and won the battle recovering Shenyang successfully at last and after this victory Liu was promoted to lieutenant general This battle was one of the early engagements in Manchuria where KMT had initial success Refusal to obey Chiang s order edit When the Liaoshen Campaign broke out in September 1948 Liu s 52nd Army was part of the 9th Army Group The 9th Army Group was tasked personally by Chiang Kai shek to relieve the city of Jinzhou and both 9th Army Group commander General Liao Yaoxiang and Liu knew that the city was a lost cause so they suggested to President Chiang Kai shek if the relief effort was not successful that the 9th Army Group should withdraw to Yinkou via sea Chiang and nationalist overall commander in Manchuria General Wei Lihuang agreed their proposal But the 9th Army Group failed both objectives and on 26 October the Communist Manchurian Field Army captured General Liao and took 100 000 nationalist soldiers as their prisoners Yingkou retreat edit When CPC won the Liaoshen Campaign KMT still had 50 000 troops near Yingkou port when CPC began the final siege of the city Liu s 52nd Army fought in rear guard actions to help those 50 000 men retreat to friendly territories such as Shanghai by sea On 31 October 1948 Liu boarded the last KMT naval ship to leave port when communist rocket and mortar fires fell on the beach At this point he became extremely emotional and cried because he knew that KMT had lost the whole of Manchuria forever Trained in Command and General Staff College edit Liu succeed his classmate Hu Lien as commander of Kinmen defense area and was sent to United States to study by Chiang Kai shek He was one of the few Chinese generals who graduated from an American military academy besides General Sun Li jen He was appointed as garrison commander of Taiwan and head of nationalist security police Liu retired from the army in 1970 and died in 1981 Popular culture editIn Taiwan there are two war films about Liu Yuzhang and his units 7 Man Army Da Mo Tian Lin 大摩天嶺 the background of this film was Liaoshen Campaign and Liu s troop had defeated Lin Biao in the hill of Da Mo Tian Lin References editMinistry of National Defense R O C 1 Government offices Preceded byChen Ta ching The 9th Taiwan Garrison Command 1967 1970 Succeeded byIng Jun尹俊 Preceded byHu Lien Commander of Kinmen Defense Area 1954 1957 Succeeded byHu Lien Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liu Yuzhang amp oldid 1218697441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
