Wang Zhonglian

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Wang Zhonglian
Born1904
Xiao County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu (now part of Suzhou, Anhui)
Died1991
Taipei, Taiwan
Allegiance Republic of China
Service/branchRepublic of China (1912–1949) National Revolutionary Army
Ranklieutenant general
Commands held89th Division
85th Army
19th Army Group
31st Army Group
26th Army
Battles/wars

Wang Zhonglian (王仲廉) (1904–1991) was a KMT general from Jiangsu. His birthplace became part of Anhui in 1950. He was a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy. He fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in Shanxi, Henan and Hubei. He commanded the 19th Army Group from April to September 1943 and the 31st Army Group from September 1943 to December 1946. He was later demoted to commander of the 26th Army, a position he held until July 1947. In August 1947, he was removed from command. In 1949, after the end of the Chinese Civil War, he immigrated to Taiwan, where he lived for the rest of his life.

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