Zhang Lingfu

Zhang Lingfu
Zhang Lingfu
	Lieutenant General Zhang Lingfu
Native name	張靈甫
Nickname(s)	The lame legged general
Born	20 August 1903; Xi'an, Shaanxi, Qing dynasty
Died	16 May 1947 (aged 43); Mengyin County, Shandong, Republic of China
Allegiance	Republic of China
Years of service	1924–1947
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	1st division, 1st corps
Commands	58th division, 74th corps
Battles / wars	Northern Expedition; Encirclement Campaigns; Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Wanjialing; Battle of Changsha (1939); Battle of Shanggao; Battle of Changde; Battle of West Hunan; ; Chinese Civil War Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'an; Menglianggu Campaign; ;
Awards	Order of Precious Tripod

Zhang Lingfu (traditional Chinese: 張靈甫; simplified Chinese: 张灵甫; pinyin: Zhāng Língfǔ; August 20, 1903 – May 16, 1947) was a high-ranking general of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army. He successfully fought against the Communists and the Imperial Japanese Army. In 1947, his unit was surrounded by Chinese communist forces commanded by Field Marshal Chen Yi and General Su Yu. Zhang was unable to breakout from the communist encirclement because the relief efforts headed by his nationalist colleagues did not arrive in time, and he was killed in action in the Menglianggu Campaign on May 16, 1947.