Wu Chaozheng (; 1905 – 20 April 1933) was a Chinese military officer in the

National Revolutionary Army The National Revolutionary Army (NRA; zh, labels=no, t=國民革命軍) served as the military arm of the Kuomintang, Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang, or KMT) from 1924 until 1947. From 1928, it functioned as the regular army, de facto ...

who died during the

defense of the Great Wall The defense of the Great Wall ( zh, t=長城抗戰, s=长城抗战, p=Chángchéng Kàngzhàn) (January 1 – May 31, 1933) was a campaign between the armies of Republic of China and Empire of Japan, which took place before the Second Sino-Japan ...

, a military campaign against the Japanese. After his death, top Chinese leaders Chiang Kai-shek,

T.V. Soong Soong Tse-vung, more commonly romanized as Soong Tse-ven or Soong Tzu-wen (; 4 December 1894 – 25 April 1971), was a Chinese businessman, banker, and politician who served as Premier of the Republic of China in 1930 and between 1945 and 1947. ...

Sun Fo Sun Fo (; 21 October 1891 – 13 September 1973), courtesy name Zhesheng (), was a Chinese politician and high-ranking official in the government of the Republic of China. He was the son of Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Republic of China, ...

, as well as top military brass Zhu Peide,

Zhang Zhizhong Zhang Zhizhong or Chang Chih-chung (27 October 1890 – 10 April 1969) was a Chinese military commander and politician, general in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China and later a pro-Communist politician in the People's R ...

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, Liu Zhi and his immediate leader

Huang Chieh Huang Chieh (; 2 November 1902 – 14 January 1995) was a Kuomintang Army General from Hunan and was considered one of the best generals and administrators in Taiwan's Nationalist China leadership. He was commissioned into the Cavalry Branch a ...

all wrote epitaphs in his memory. Wu Chaozheng was a graduate of the

Whampoa Military Academy The Republic of China Military Academy ( zh, t=中華民國陸軍軍官學校, p=Zhōnghúa Mīngúo Lùjūn Jūnguān Xúexiào, poj=Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Lio̍k-kun Kun-koaⁿ Ha̍k-hāu), also known as the Chinese Military Academy (CMA), is ...

Legacy

In 2013, Wu Chaozheng Memorial Hall was built on the property of Wu Zuquan (Wu Chaozheng's son), in Qiaoxia Town (桥下),

Yongjia County Yongjia County (; Wenzhou dialect: yon2ko1/ yu3 ''ion ko'') is a county in Wenzhou in the southeast of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China, located north of the city proper of Wenzhou city, which administers the county. The Nanxi River ...

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, where Wu Chaozheng formerly lived. The hall covers 800 square metres (the building covers 310), and was built on a ¥750,000 budget.

In fiction

Ti Lung Tommy Tam Fu-wing (, born 19 August 1946), known professionally by his stage name Ti Lung (), is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist known for his numerous starring roles in a string of Shaw Brothers Studio's films, particularly '' The Duel'', '' ...

stars as Wu Chaozheng in the 1976 Hong Kong film '' 7-Man Army'', directed by

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References

* * 1905 births 1933 deaths People from Yongjia County Whampoa Military Academy alumni {{china-mil-bio-stub