Xie Jinyuan

Xie Jinyuan
Native name
謝晉元
Born(1905-04-26)26 April 1905
Jiaoling County, Guangdong, Qing Empire
Died24 April 1941(1941-04-24) (aged 35)
Shanghai, China
AllegianceRepublic of China
Years of service1925–1941
RankColonel
Major general (posthumously)
Commands held
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War  
AwardsOrder of Blue Sky and White Sun with Grand Cordon
Alma materWhampoa Military Academy
Spouse(s)Ling Weicheng
Children4
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese謝晉元
Simplified Chinese谢晋元
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiè Jìnyuán
Wade–GilesHsieh4 Chin4-yüan2

Xie Jinyuan (Hsieh Chin-yuan; 26 April 1905 – 24 April 1941) was a Chinese Nationalist military officer famous for commanding the Defense of Sihang Warehouse during the Battle of Shanghai in the Second Sino-Japanese War.


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