Zhang Haitian
Chinese geurilla leader
About Zhang Haitian
Lived 1888 – 1939 (aged 50–51). Zhang Haitian was a Chinese bandit.
Zhang Haitian (; 1888 – 1939), known as Lao Beifeng (; ; also Lao Pie-fang), was a guerrilla leader fighting in western Liaoning against Japanese occupation. He led several thousand followers to attack Japanese garrisons in the southern portion of the South Manchurian Railroad mainline in early 1932, during the pacification of Manchukuo.
The Japanese garrison of Newchwangchen was encircled and attacked while other troops under his orders attacked in the Haicheng area. Japanese reinforcements quickly dispatched from Mukden forced Zhang's retirement, but Zhang Haitian emerged as an Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army general and was acclaimed as commander by the local bands of the brotherhoods and citizen militias.
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Who was Zhang Haitian?
Chinese geurilla leader
When was Zhang Haitian born?
Zhang Haitian was born in 1888.
When did Zhang Haitian die?
Zhang Haitian died in 1939.
What was Zhang Haitian's occupation?
Zhang Haitian was a bandit.
What nationality was Zhang Haitian?
Zhang Haitian was Chinese.
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