Zhang Zizhong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chinese general and politician
Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1891
Place of Birth: Linqing, Shandong, China
Date of Death: 16-May-1940
Profession: politician, military officer
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Zhang Zizhong
- Zhang Zizhong (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Zhang Zìzhong; Wade–Giles: Chang Tzu-chung; August 11, 1891 – May 16, 1940) was a general of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army (NRA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- Born in Linqing, Shandong, he was the highest-ranked officer and the only Army group commander of the NRA to die in the war.
- He showed great valor in the battlefields and was regarded as one of the most valiant and respectable Chinese generals by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- Because of his posthumous promotion, he was also one of the highest-ranked Allied officers that was killed in action in World War II.
- His mausoleum is situated in Beibei District, Chongqing.
- There are roads named after him in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin and Wuhan.
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