Zhang Haipeng

Zhang Haipeng, 1928 or earlier.

Zhang Haipeng ( Chinese  張海鵬  /  张海鹏 , Pinyin Zhang Hǎipéng , W.-G. Chang Hai-p'eng * 1867 in Gaizhou , Chinese Empire , † 1949 in Beijing , People's Republic of China ), and Chang Hai-p'eng was a general of the northeast army of the Chinese Fengtian clique and later of the army of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo .

Life

During the First Sino-Japanese War , Zhang joined a Honghuzi cavalry militia under the command of the Manchurian warlord Feng Delin . Ten years later, during the Russo-Japanese War , these militias were recruited as mercenaries by the Japanese army . After the war, studied Zhang at the General Zhao Erxun built Northeastern Military Academy . After the Xinhai Revolution , he joined the forces of the Republic of China and was given command of an infantry regiment. In 1917, however, he supported Zhang Xun's attempt to restore Qing rule , which failed. Following this incident, he joined the forces of the Manchurian warlord Zhang Zuolin . In 1922 he fought in the First Zhili Fengtian War and a year later he became a commissioner for the East China Railroad . In early 1931, troops under his command were involved in the suppression of the Gada Meiren uprising. At the beginning of October 1931, shortly after the Mukden incident , Zhang, who was currently in Taonan , in the northwest of Fengtian Province and commanded the 2nd Provincial Defense Brigade, took command of the local armed forces and declared his district to be independent of China. This declaration of independence was preceded by a large shipment of military supplies by the Japanese army. He then led his soldiers north and attacked the forces of Ma Zhanshan , the newly appointed governor of Heilongjiang Province . At a bridge over the Nen Jiang River , a battle broke out between the troops of the two generals, in the course of which Ma's troops blew up the bridge. Due to the enemy overwhelming force, Zhang was forced to withdraw for the time being. After the proclamation of Manchukuo State in March 1932, Zhang became a general in the Manchurian Army and commanded the Taoliao Army there . With this he took part in the pacification of Manchukuo and the Japanese Operation Nekka . After this he became commander of the newly formed Deer Guard Army , which was regrouped in 1934 in the 5th Chengde Regional Army . From March 1933 to November 1934, Zhang was also governor of Rehe Province . In 1936 he was promoted to full general in the Manchurian Army. In 1941 he was released into retirement. After the collapse of Manchukuo in August 1945, Zhang initially hid in Tianjin , but was discovered there in 1949, brought to Beijing and sentenced to death and executed for high treason .

literature

• Philip S. Jowett and John Berger: Rays of the Rising Sun: Japan's Asian Allies 1931–45: China and Manchukuo. Helion and Company Ltd., 2005, ISBN 1-874622-21-3 .

Web links

• JAPAN-CHINA: Boycott, Bloodshed & Puppetry. Time Magazine, October 26, 1931. Retrieved May 8, 2014.

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Zhang is the family name here, Haipeng is the first name.