Li-jen

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Li-jen is the given name of Sun Li-jen, a prominent Chinese Nationalist general known for his leadership during World War II.

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instanceOf human
allegiance Republic of China
awardReceived Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Order of the Cloud and Banner
U.S. Legion of Merit
linked to: Legion of Merit
birthDate 1900-12-08
burialPlace Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery
causeOfDetention accusations of plotting a coup
child Sun An-chi
Sun An-ping
conflict Chinese Civil War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Republic of China
deathDate 1990-11-19
detainedBy Chiang Kai-shek government
detentionEnd 1988
detentionStart 1955
educatedAt Tsinghua University
Virginia Military Institute
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
familyName Sun
gender male
givenName Li-jen
hasHonorificTitle General Sun Li-jen
languageSpoken English
Mandarin Chinese
memberOf Kuomintang
militaryBranch National Revolutionary Army
Republic of China Army
militaryRank general
name Sun Li-jen
nativeName 孫立人
nickname Rommel of the East
notableFor leadership during World War II
notableWork Burma campaign operations against Japanese forces
linked to: Burma campaign
occupation general
military officer
participatedIn Battle of Yenangyaung
Burma Campaign (1942–1945)
linked to: Burma campaign
partOf Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma
placeOfBirth Lujiang County, Anhui, Qing Empire
placeOfDeath Taipei, Taiwan
positionHeld commander in the Chinese Expeditionary Force
commander of the New 1st Army
religion Christianity
residence Taiwan
spouse Zhang Meizhen

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Sun Li-jen givenName Li-jen
subject linked to: Li-jen