Luo Zekai (; 1905–1987) was a native of

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, and a Lieutenant General of the

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Biography

In his early years, he graduated from the sixth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy and the eleventh phase of the Army University. In 1938, he served as the director of the Fourth Division of the First Office of the Military Command. He later served as the division commander of the 191st Division of the 42nd Army of the National Revolutionary Army and the chief of staff of the 34th Army Group. In 1944, he served as lieutenant-general chief of staff of

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, deputy commander of the Eighth Theater Command, and at the end of the year served as the commander of the 202nd Division of the Youth Army. In 1947, he served as director of the Third Department of the Ministry of National Defense and a member of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang. In 1948, he served as deputy director of the Xi'an Office of Appeasement. In 1949, he served as the commander of the 37th Army of the National Revolutionary Army and was ordered to defend the Pudong area of Shanghai. In the same year in the

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led his troops to retreat without notice, and Luo Zekai's troops were destroyed by the

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. He later fled to

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alone.

References

1905 births 1987 deaths Chinese people of World War II National Revolutionary Army generals from Hunan Chinese anti-communists Whampoa Military Academy alumni Chinese prisoners of war {{China-mil-bio-stub