The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General 2nd Rank  Liao Lei

Liao Lei

General 2nd Rank

* 20th of February 1890

† 23rd of October 1939

(廖磊)

Promotions

1920-11-XX Lieutenant-Colonel (Post rank)
1923-11-XX Colonel (Post rank)
1926-09-XX Major-General (Post rank)
1927-03-XX Lieutenant-General (Post rank)
1928-11-19 General (Post rank)
1929-10-29 Lieutenant-General (Post rank)
1936-01-23 Lieutenant-General
1937-05-14 General (Post rank)
1939-11-20 General 2nd Rank (Posthumously)

Service

1920-11-XX 1923-11-XX Attached to 3rd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Hunan Army
1923-11-XX 1926-05-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Hunan Army
1926-05-XX 1926-09-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Regiment, 4th Division, 8th Army
1926-09-XX 1927-03-XX Commanding Officer 10th Brigade, 4th Division, 8th Army
1927-03-XX 1928-03-25 Commanding Officer 1st Division, 36th Army
1928-03-25 1928-11-19 Commanding Officer 36th Army
1928-11-19 1929-01-20 Commanding Officer 10th Provisional Division, 4th Army Group
1929-01-20 1929-04-14 Commanding Officer 53rd Division, 4th Army Group
1929-04-14 Leaves for Hong Kong
1929-10-29 Returns to the Mainland
1929-10-29 1930-01-XX Member of the Military Advisory Council
1930-01-XX 1930-04-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 7th Army, 8th Route Army, National Salvation Army
1930-04-XX 1930-12-17 Deputy Commanding Officer 7th Army, 1st Field Army
1930-12-17 1931-06-XX Commanding Officer 7th Army, 1st Field Army
1930-12-17 1931-06-XX Commanding Officer 19th Division, 7th Army, 1st Field Army
1931-06-XX 1937-10-18 Commanding Officer 7th Army
1931-06-XX 1932-03-XX Commanding Officer 19th Division, 7th Army
1935-01-XX 1935-09-XX Commandant of Guangxi Aviation School
1937-09-13 1937-10-18 Commander in Chief 7th Army Corps
1937-10-18 1939-10-23 Commander in Chief 21st Army Group
1938-02-07 1938-07-07 Commanding Officer 48th Army
1938-09-29 1939-10-23 Chairman of Anhui Provincial Government
1938-10-08 1939-10-23 Commanding Officer Anhui Security Command
1938-10-08 1939-10-23 Commanding Officer Anhui Army Area
1938-10-XX 1939-10-23 Commanding Officer Guerrilla Forces, Jiangsu-Anhui-Hubei Border Area
1939-10-23 Died of illness
Picture source: Courtesy of Yu Zixu