Sun Lianzhong

Sun Lianzhong 孙连仲
General Sun Lianzhong
Nickname(s)	The Steel Head
Born	1893 Xiong County, Hebei
Died	1990 Taipei, Taiwan
Allegiance	Republic of China
Years of service	1912-1990
Rank	general
Unit	Northwest Army
Commands held	second group army, Garrison Commander of Nanjing
Battles/wars	Northern Expedition, Battle of Central Plains, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Other work	restaurant owner

Sun Lianzhong (Traditional Chinese: 孫連仲 ; Simplified Chinese: 孙连仲 ; pinyin: Sun Lianzhong; Wade–Giles: Sun Lian-chung) (1893–1990) was a Chinese general during the Warlord Era, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. Best known for his commanded of the 2nd Group Army in the Battle of Taierzhuang, he had a long career in the army.

In the Warlord Era he was in the Northwest Army of Feng Yuxiang, Northern Expedition with Zhang Zuolin and Northwest Army for Yan Xishan against Chiang Kai-shek in Central Plains War. Then he commanded forces during the 2nd, 3rd and 5th Campaigns against the Jiangxi Soviet.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War he commanded the 1st Army in the Northern Peiking – Hankow Railway Operation (August 1937). Also the 2nd Group Army in the Battle of Taiyuan, Battle of Xuzhou where was in the Battle of Taierzhuang, Battle of Wuhan, Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang, 1939-40 Winter Offensive, Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang, and Battle of South Henan. As Deputy commander of the 6th war Area he was in command of the Battle of West Hubei, and as Commander in Chief 6th War Area defeated the Japanese in the Battle of Changde. He went on to command the 6th War Area for the rest of the war.