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Ou Zhen

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Ou Zhen
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Ou Zhen (Chinese: 歐震, 3 January 1899 – 13 February 1969), or Ou Chen, was a Kuomintang army general from Qujiang, Guangdong.

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He was active in the Second Sino-Japanese War during World War II. He was a commander in the Battle of Shanghai, the Battle of Wuhan (leading the 4th Corps, particularly in the Battle of Wanjialing), the 1st Changsha Campaign, the 1939-40 Winter Offensive, as well as the 2nd and 3rd Changsha Campaigns. He commanded Army Ou Chen in the Changde Campaign, and the Changsha-Hengyang Campaign of 1944. He again commanded 4th Corps in the Hunan-Guangdong-Jiangxi Border Areas Operation in early 1945.[1]

After the Communists gained control of mainland China, he fled to Taiwan in 1949. He died in Taipei, and was promoted to general posthumously.[citation needed]

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Military positions

  • 1937 General Officer Commanding 90th Division
  • 1938–1944 General Officer Commanding IV Corps
  • 1944 General Officer Commanding Army Ou Chen
  • 1945 General Officer Commanding IV Corps
  • 1945 General Officer Commanding 99th Division

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