Zhang Fakui

Zhang Fakui
CBE
Zhang Fakui CBE
張發奎
	Zhang Fakui on the cover of The Young Companion, June 1938
3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Army
	In office; 9 February 1949 – 26 June 1949
President	Li Zongren
Preceded by	Yu Hanmou
Succeeded by	Gu Zhutong
Personal details
Born	2 September 1896; Shixing County, Guangdong, Qing Empire
Died	10 March 1980 (aged 83); British Hong Kong
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun, Order of the British Empire
Nickname	Hero of the Iron Army
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Years of service	1912–1949
Rank	General
Unit	4th corps
Commands	4th corps, Commander in Chief 8th Army Group, Commander in Chief 4th War Area
Battles/wars	Northern Expedition, Nanchang Uprising, Guangzhou Uprising, Central Plains War, Anti-Communist Encirclement Campaigns, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War

Zhang Fakui CBE (2 September 1896 – 10 March 1980) was a Chinese Nationalist general who fought against northern warlords, the Imperial Japanese Army and Chinese Communist forces in his military career. He served as commander-in-chief of the 8th Army Group and commander-in-chief of NRA ground force before retiring in Hong Kong in 1949.