Dong Zhao (general)

Dong Zhao
Dong Zhao
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Born	July 4, 1902
Died	September 30, 1977
Place of birth	Xi'an, Shaanxi
Place of death	Taipei, Taiwan
Allegiance	Republic of China
Service/branch	National Revolutionary Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Chinese Civil War; Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Taierzhuang; ;

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Dong Zhao (simplified Chinese: 董钊; traditional Chinese: 董釗; pinyin: Dǒng Zhāo) (July 4, 1902 - September 30, 1977) was a KMT general from Shaanxi. A graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, he fought against the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. During the war against the Empire of Japan, he fought against Japanese forces at Xuzhou, Jiangsu. In July 1948, he was made governor of his home province. In May 1949, after the People's Liberation Army captured Xi'an, he fled to Hanzhong and later to Sichuan province. On December 19, 1949, he left mainland China for Taiwan.

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