Sun Li-jen
Military Person
1900 – 1990
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Who was Sun Li-jen?
Sun Li-jen was a Kuomintang General, best known for his leadership in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. His achievements earned him the laudatory nickname "Rommel of the East". His New 1st Army was reputed as the "1st [Best] Army under heaven" and credited with defeating the most Japanese troops. He was also known as Sun Chung-neng and had the courtesy name Sun Fu-min.
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- Born
- Dec 8, 1900
Anhui - Also known as
- Sun Li-jen
孫立人
- Sun Li-jen
- Profession
- Education
- Virginia Military Institute
- Tsinghua University
- Purdue University
- Died
- Nov 19, 1990
Taichung
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on July 23, 2013
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