Qiu Qingquan
Qiu Qingquan | |
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| Native name | 邱清泉 |
| Nickname(s) | Qiu the mad |
| Born | 27 January 1902 Yongjia County, Zhejiang Province |
| Died | 10 January 1949 (aged 46) Yongcheng, Henan Province |
| Allegiance | Republic of China |
| Branch | National Revolutionary Army |
| Years of service | 1924–1949 |
| Rank | General (Posthumous) |
| Unit | 10th division |
| Commands | 5th corps, 2nd army |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of the Cloud and Banner, Order of the Precious Tripod, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
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Qiu Qingquan (Chinese: 邱清泉; pinyin: Qiū Qīngquán; 27 January 1902 – 10 January 1949) was a ROC Army general who excelled himself in Northern Expedition, anti-communist Encirclement Campaigns, Second Sino-Japanese War, and Chinese Civil War. In the Huaihai Campaign, which was determining battle of the Chinese Civil War, he failed to save General Huang Baitao's 7th corps and later committed suicide on the battlefield.
Gen. Qiu is the official namesake of Ching Chuan Kang AB, a large air base in Taichung, Taiwan, and was once used by US Air Force as a major support installation in the Far East during Vietnam War.