Sun Yuanliang
| Sun Yuanliang 孫元良 |
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|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Flying General |
| Born |
March 17, 1904 Chengdu, Sichuan Province |
| Died | May 25, 2007 (aged 103) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Allegiance |
 Republic of China
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| Years of service | 1924-1949 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | first corps |
| Commands held | 88th Division,72nd Corps,16th Army |
| Battles/wars | Northern Expedition, Second Sino-Japanese War, Huaihai Campaign |
| Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
| Other work | general manager, author, entrepreneur, businessman |
Sun Yuanliang (Chinese: 孫元良; pinyin: Sūn Yúanlíang; March 17, 1904 – May 25, 2007) was a Chinese military general of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China. Sun was the last surviving member of the first graduating class of the Whampoa Military Academy, as well as the last surviving army-level commander of the Second Sino-Japanese War. His career spanned the January 28 Incident, Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
One of his sons Chin Han is a famous actor.
Sun was born in Chengdu, Sichuan in 1904. From 1922 to 1924, he studied in the University of Nanjing. He transferred to University of Beijing later. His uncle, Sun Zhen, helped him to secure an appointment in the newly formed Whampoa Military Academy. He performed well in the Northern Expedition and Chiang Kai-shek sent him to study in Japan. Sun attended the Imperial Military Academy in Japan and returned home in 1928. He was appointed as the first commander of the elite German trained 88th Division. In 1934, Sun and Tang Enbo succeed in surrounding the Jiangxi Soviet area and cut off communists retreat route to the south and he was promoted to lieutenant general.
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