Feng Qinzai 冯钦哉, or Feng Chin-Tsai (1887–1963) was a Lieutenant-General in the Chinese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War

Second Sino-Japanese War

The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...

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Feng Qinzai commanded the 42nd Division during the Battle of the Great Wall

Defense of the Great Wall

The Defense of the Great Wall was a campaign between the armies of Republic of China and Empire of Japan, which took place before the Second Sino-Japanese War officially commenced in 1937...

. In 1937, he became commander of the 14th Army, leading it in the Battle of Taiyuan

Battle of Taiyuan

The Japanese offensive called 太原作戦 or the Battle of Taiyuan was a major battle fought between China and Japan named for Taiyuan , which lay in the 2nd Military Region...

. In 1941, he was made the Deputy Commander in Chief of the Hebei-Chahar War Area, in charge of guerilla forces behind Japanese lines. He held this command until the end of the War. He was also at the same time appointed the Chairman of the Government of Chahar Province, which he held until 1946.

Source

• 中国抗战正向战场作战记 China’s Anti-Japanese War Combat Operations
  • Guo Rugui, editor-in-chief Huang Yuzhang
  • Jiangsu People's Publishing House
  • Date published : 2005-7-1
  • ISBN 7-214-03034-9

• Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) 2nd Ed. ,1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung , Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.

External links

• The Generals of WWII: Generals from China Feng Qinzai