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Shang Chen (Shang Zhen) was a graduate of Paoting Military Academy and had studied in Japan. According to Dorn (1974), who had served with Stilwell in China, Shang was one of the more capable Kuomintang
generals. He had a modern education and a long family tradition
of civil service, was intelligent, but somewhat ponderous in his
thinking, inclined to continue looking at all sides of a problem when
prompt action would have been more appropriate. As with most of the
better Kuomintang generals, he was a stubborn defender but less skilled on the attack. Dorn describes him as "faithful but
unappreciated." Fenby describes him as "a polo-playing,
English-speaking northerner who acted as liason with foreign forces and
would become one of [Stilwell's]
closest contacts in the Chinese
military."
| 1889 |
born in Chekiang province |
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| 1908 |
Graduates from Paoting Military Academy |
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| 1911 |
Tohin School, Japan |
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| 1927 |
Governor, Suiyuan Province |
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| 1928 |
Chairman, Government of Hopei
Province |
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| 1928 |
Major
general |
Commander, Peiping and Tientsin Garrison Command |
| 1929 |
Chairman, Government of Shansi
Province |
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| 1931 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 4 Army |
| 1931 |
Commander, 32 Army |
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| 1935 |
Chairmain, Government of Hopei
Province |
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| 1935 |
Chairman, Government of Henan
Province |
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| 1937 |
Commander, 20 Army Group |
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| 1940 |
Commander, 6 War Area |
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| 1941 |
Director, Foreign Affairs
Bureau, National Military Council |
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| 1944-4 |
Head, Chinese Military Mission, United States |
References
Generals.dk
(accessed 2008-6-30)
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