Sun Liren

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Sun Liren was a prominent Chinese Nationalist general renowned for his leadership in World War II, particularly in the Burma Campaign against Japanese forces.

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Sun Liren canonical 3
Liren 1

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instanceOf Chinese general
human
military leader
allegiance Republic of China
awardReceived Legion of Merit
Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Order of the British Empire
Order of the Cloud and Banner
birthDate 1900-12-08
birthPlace Jiangxi
linked to: Jiangxi Province

Jinxian County
Qing dynasty
causeOfDetention accusations of plotting a coup
conflict Burma Campaign
linked to: Burma campaign

Chinese Civil War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Republic of China
deathDate 1990-11-19
deathPlace Taipei
linked to: Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan
detainedBy Chiang Kai-shek government
detentionEnd 1990
detentionStart 1955
educatedAt Purdue University
Tsinghua University
Virginia Military Institute
familyName Sun
fieldOfStudy civil engineering
givenName Liren
linked to: Sun Liren
languageSpoken English
Mandarin Chinese
militaryBranch National Revolutionary Army
militaryRank general
movement Chinese Nationalist military
name Sun Liren
nativeName 孫立人
notableAchievement participation in the reopening of the Burma Road
relief of Allied forces at the Battle of Yenangyaung
notableCommander Chiang Kai-shek
Joseph Stilwell
linked to: Joseph W. Stilwell
notableFor leadership of Chinese Nationalist forces in World War II
tactical skill in jungle warfare
notableWork leadership of Chinese forces in the Burma Campaign
placeOfDetention Taipei
linked to: Taipei, Taiwan
positionHeld commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma
commander of the Chinese New 1st Army
spouse Zhang Meizhen

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Sun Liren name Sun Liren
Sun Liren givenName Liren
linked to: Sun Liren