Li Tiejun

He was born in Mei County, Guangdong in 1904. He graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy and participated in the Northern Expedition. During the Battle of Shanghai, he fought against the Japanese at Wusong, Baoshan, and Yuepu.^[1]

In July 1938 he was promoted to commander of the 76th Army, and later given command of the 29th Army Group. In the spring of 1944, Li, who was stationed in the Hexi Corridor, was ordered to lead his troops in Xinjiang to help suppress the Ili Rebellion. However, his troops were defeated by the Turkic rebels. Li commanded the garrison at Hexi Corridor until 1947, when the 29th Army Group was transferred to Henan by Hu Zongnan's orders to fight against the Chinese Communists. The Nationalist troops were defeated, with Li leading a breakout from Henan. He was later given a position in Hainan, and in 1950 left for Taiwan following the Communist capture of the island.^[1]

In Taiwan, Li became a member of the Ministry of National Defense. He later left for the United States and died in California in June 2002.^[2]

• Hsu Long-hsuen, and Chang Ming-kai. History of the Sino Japanese War (1937-1945). 2nd ed. Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China: Chung Wu Publishing Co., 1972.