Sun Lianzhong

Sun Lianzhong
孙连仲
General Sun Lianzhong
Nickname(s)The Steel Head
Born(1893-02-02)2 February 1893
Xiong County, Hebei, China
Died14 August 1990(1990-08-14) (aged 97)
Taipei, Taiwan
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch National Revolutionary Army
Years of service1912–1990
Rank General
UnitNorthwest Army
CommandsSecond Group Army, garrison commander of Nanjing
Battles / wars
Awards Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Other workRestaurant owner
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese孫連仲
Simplified Chinese孙连仲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSūn Liánzhòng
Wade–GilesSun Lien-chung

Sun Lianzhong (Chinese: 孫連仲; Wade–Giles: Sun Lien-chung; 2 February 1893 – 14 August 1990) was a Chinese general during the Warlord Era, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. Best known for his command of the 2nd Group Army in the Battle of Taierzhuang, he had a long career in the army.