Liu Anqi

Liu Anqi

Liu Anqi (June 10, 1903 - September 8, 1995), a general of the army of the Republic of China, was born in Weishan County, Jining City, Shandong Province. He graduated from the third infantry division of Huangpu Military Academy. In his early years, he joined the army and went through the battles of the eastern expedition, the northern expedition, the suppression of the Communist Party and the rebellion. He was promoted from platoon leader to commander of the Corps, commander of the 11th appeasement District of Qingdao and commander of the Corps. After arriving in Taiwan in 1949, he served successively as commander of Taichung defense area, commander of Kinmen Defense Department, commander in chief of the army, President of the joint staff University of the three armed forces, and vice president of the National Defense Research Institute.

Life of the characters

In 1909, at the age of 7, Liu Anqi studied in a private school in Hanzhuang. In 1914, Chu Qingzhi, a scholar, founded hanzhuangzhen primary school, and Liu Anqi transferred to the school for four years. In the summer of 1920, Liu Anqi was admitted to Yiyang middle school, the first private middle school founded by Wu Zhang, a famous member of the alliance and a native of Shanyin county. After three and a half years of study, he was unable to study because of the scuffle of the northern warlords, so he went to Xuzhou middle school and soon dropped out.

In 1924, Liu Anqi was admitted to the third Huangpu Military Academy. At the end of the same year, Chen Jiongming defected. On January 15, 1925, the national government of Guangzhou issued the declaration of the eastern expedition, declaring war on Chen Jiongming. Liu Anqi was incorporated into the commando team.

In January 1925, Liu Anqi joined the Kuomintang and sun wenism society. In November, after the end of the second eastern expedition, Liu Anqi returned to Huangpu Military Academy and soon held a graduation ceremony. Chiang Kai Shek, the president, called the names in person, and Liu Anqi was appointed company commander (acting company commander). Later, he was assigned to the third regiment of the instructor as a second lieutenant trainee platoon leader. Two and a half months later, he was promoted to the company commander of the machine gun company. In 1926, Liu took part in the northern expedition. He was subordinate to the third regiment of the instructor and was the commander of the seventh infantry company. In the battle of Longtan in 1937, he was transferred to the 58th regiment as the special attack team leader (commando), and soon acted as the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 58th regiment. Liu was the commander of the second battalion of the third regiment and the guard of the Chiang Kai Shek mansion. Later, he was promoted to colonel and battalion commander. Soon after, he took part in the Feng Yan war and was promoted to commander in chief.

In December 1931, Liu Anqi took a battalion of soldiers to escort his father's coffin and took a special bus back to Hanzhuang for the funeral. A coffin shed was set up in the courtyard of detaiheng and hung for seven days. The streets were full of wreaths and tents. Chiang Kai Shek, he Yingqin and people from all walks of life sent wreaths, which caused a stir.

In February 1933, Liu Anqi was promoted to captain of the 261 brigade of the 87th division. In the winter of 1935, Liu Anqi was transferred back to the suburbs of Nanjing to gather and stand by. In August 1936, he fought with the Japanese army in Songhu. In October, he was promoted to major general and deputy division commander of the 61st division. At the beginning of 1938, Liu Anqi was ordered to lead the 40th division to take part in the battle against Japan, Lanzhou and Xuzhou. He took part in Lingbao battle in 1944.

In the spring of 1945, Liu Anqi was transferred to the commander of the 25th division of the youth army. In January 1946, he was promoted to the commander of the Sixth Army of the youth army. He served as the garrison of the capital and often accompanied Jiang Jingguo to inspect the troops. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, the national government returned to Nanjing, and the number of the youth army was cancelled. When the civil war broke out, Liu Anqi was transferred to the northeast to host the training group. In August 1947, Chiang Kai Shek sent Liu Anqi as commander of the 71 army to Siping Street. Later he served as commander of the seventh Corps. In 1948, Chiang Kai Shek dispatched Liu Anqi to take over the defense of Jinan, but Liu did not go and was reprimanded by Chiang. Chiang Kai Shek had to transfer him to Qingdao to take over the defense of Ding Zhipan.

On May 14, 1949, Liu Anqi received a secret order to leave Qingdao for Taiwan. In the middle of June 1949, Liu Anqi led the 21st corps to Hainan. One month later, the 21st Corps withdrew to Taiwan and landed in Kaohsiung.

In May 1950, Liu Anqi was appointed commander of Taiwan's central defense zone. In 1952, the 21st Corps was reorganized into the 50th army and served as its commander. In July 1955, Liu Anqi was appointed as the first commander of the Army Reserve Forces training command. In July 1957, he was appointed commander of the Second Corps, commanding the eighth, ninth and tenth armies. In October 1958, Liu Anqi was transferred to defend Kinmen. In September 1961, he was transferred back to Taiwan and was promoted to commander in chief of the army. In September 1965, at the age of 64, Liu Anqi became president of the Kuomintang army, navy and Air Force University. During his tenure, Chiang sent him to Japan, the United States, South Korea, Canada and other countries for investigation. In August 1968, Jiang transferred him to the post of deputy director of the National Defense Research Institute and promoted him to four-star general. In March 1974, Liu Anqi went to China CITIC Bureau as chairman of the board of directors. In March 1982, he resigned as chairman of the board of directors and returned to the presidency as strategic adviser.

On September 9, 1995, Liu Anqi died at the age of 94.

Previous positions

Originally under Hu zongnan, he was promoted to major general of the National Revolutionary Army on October 5, 1936. During the Anti Japanese War, he was the commander of the 261st brigade of the 87th division, the deputy commander of the 61st division of the 8th Army, the commander of the 78th division, the commander of the 97th division, and the commander of the 75th division of the 1st army. Later, he served as commander of the 57th army, commander of the 6th and 21st army of the youth army, commander of the 71st army and commander of the 7th Corps.

Since 1946, he has been the commander and chief executive of Suijing District in Qingdao. On the evening of June 1, 1949, he launched the famous Qingdao retreat, which was extremely successful. However, for the sake of national interests, he refused Chiang Kai Shek's order to destroy the city and did a good job. Jiang Zhongzheng once said with a feeling of relief: "the withdrawal of Qingdao this time is the most complete. Not only did the army and equipment and materials not lose anything, but also the anti Communist personages and young people who will be in Qingdao have retreated to Taiwan, which is very gratifying." He later served as commander of the 21st Corps. After going to Hainan and Guangzhou to fight, they covered the retreat of Guangzhou. He was promoted to lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army on September 22, 1948.

In 1950, he served as commander of Taichung defense zone. Later, he served as commander of the Second Corps of the National Revolutionary Army, commander of the army reserve training department, commander of the Defense Department of Kinmen, commander in chief of the army, President of the joint staff University of the three services, vice president of the National Defense Research Institute, etc. In 1961, he was promoted to the second rank General of the national revolutionary army. From August 1961 to July 1965, he was commander in chief of the national revolutionary army. Since 1969, he has been employed as a member of the 10th to 14th Central Committee of the Kuomintang. In 1970, he was promoted to General of the national revolutionary army. He served as chairman of the board of directors of the Central Trust Bureau in 1974 and resigned in 1982. He was employed as a strategic adviser to the general of the "presidential office" of the Taiwan authorities.

Since 1969, he has been employed as a member of the 10th to 14th Central Committee of the Kuomintang.

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