Chinese Forces

Zhao Dengyu

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Zhao Dengyu or Chao Teng-yu (1898-1937) was a Chinese general, distinguished for his service at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War. On July 27, 1937, during the Battle of Beiping-Tianjin, Zhao led an advance regiment to arrive at the headquarters of the 29th Army in Nanyuan, Beijing. On the morning of the 28th, the main force of the Japanese troops launched a fierce attack against Nanyuan under the fire support of dozens of its fighter planes. Together with Tong Linge, deputy commander of the 29th Army, Zhao directed the troops stationed in Nanyuan to resist the Japanese troops. In this battle his right arm and leg were wounded, yet he still remained at the frontline to command his troops in fight. Later, he was ordered to lead his troops to assemble at Dahongmen, making preparations for counterattack. Unfortunately, on the way to Dahongmen to the south of the city, he was shot in the chest by Japanese ambush troops and died in action. On July 31, 1937, the Kuomintang government conferred posthumously the rank of army general to him. ------------------- Evillittlekenny