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Liu Chih
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Liu Chih (pinyin: Liu Zhi; 1892-1972) was a Kuomintang military and political leader in the Republic of China
After service in numerous regional armies, Liu joined the faculty of the Whampoa Military Academy in 1924 and became a field commander during the Northern Expedition. He was instrumental in suppressing the coup of 1929-30, and expanding KMT military power throughout the 1930s. During WWII he organized the Nationalist government retreat to Chongqing and commanded the wartime capital defenses. Liu?s anti-Communist Party of China|Communist forces were routed by the armies of Liu Bocheng and Chen Yi (communist)|Chen Yi in the epic Huai-hai campaigns of 1948 and 1949. Liu later served in the ROC government after the retreat to Taiwan.
See also: History of the Republic of China
- http://www.nwc.navy.mil/chinesecs/ US Naval War College
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