Sun Dianying

Sun Dianying
Sun Dianying
Native name	孫殿英
Nickname(s)	"Captain Sun"
Born	1887, 1889, or 1898; Yongcheng, Henan, Qing Empire
Died	1946 or 1947; Wu'an, Hebei, China
Allegiance	Republic of China (until 1943, 1945–46/47); Wang Jingwei regime (1943–45)
Service / branch	Songxian Pacification Force; Shandong Army; National Revolutionary Army (NRA); Collaborationist Chinese Army
Rank	General
Commands	Shandong Army's 35th Division; NRA's 40th Division; NRA's 41st Army; NRA's 5th Army ; Collaborationist 6th Group Army District
Battles / wars	Warlord Era; Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong; Central Plains War; Actions in Inner Mongolia (1933–36); War in Ningxia (1934); Second Sino-Japanese War; Chinese Civil War;

Sun Dianying (simplified Chinese: 孙殿英; traditional Chinese: 孫殿英; pinyin: Sūn Diànyīng; Wade–Giles: Sun Tien-ying; 1889–1948) was a Chinese bandit leader, warlord, and National Revolutionary Army commander who fought in the Warlord Era, Second Sino-Japanese War, and Chinese Civil War, earning notoriety for changing sides multiple times in course of these conflicts.