Rong Zhen

In this Chinese name, the family name is 榮さかえ (Rong).

Rong Zhen

Rong Zhen (traditional Chinese: 榮さかえ臻; simplified Chinese: 荣臻; pinyin: Róng Zhēn; Wade–Giles: Jung Chen) (1891–1960) was a Chinese military commander. He belonged to the Fengtian clique, but eventually participated in the Wang Jingwei regime (Republic of China-Nanjing). He was born in Zaoqiang, Zhili (Hebei).

Biography

In 1912 Rong Zhen entered the Department of the Artillery at the Baoding Military Academy. In November 1914 he graduated, then joined the unit of Fengtian clique's commander Li Jinglin (李り景林けいりん).

In 1926 Rong Zhen was promoted to be commander of the 43rd Brigade of the 1st Division, the Northeast Army, commanded by Zhang Xueliang. In 1927, Rong was promoted to be commander of the 17th Army, and awarded the General of Renwei (仁じん威い將軍しょうぐん). In 1928 Rong was appointed Chief of the Military Agency of the Headquarters, Northeast Border Defence Army (東北とうほく邊べ防ぼう軍ぐん司令しれい部ぶ軍事ぐんじ廳ちょう廳ちょう長ちょう).

In 1931 Rong Zhen was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Commander‐in‐Chief's Office of the Northeast Border Defence Army (東北とうほく邊べ防ぼう軍ぐん司令しれい長ちょう官公かんこう署しょ參謀さんぼう長ちょう). When the Mukden Incident broke out, he supported Zhang Xueliang. In next August, Rong was transferred to the Executive Member of the Beiping Branch of the Military Committee, the National Government (國民こくみん政府せいふ軍事ぐんじ委員いいん會かい北平きたひら委員いいん會かい常務じょうむ委員いいん). In 1935 he was promoted to lieutenant general.

In 1943 Rong Zhen became a member of the Military Committee, the Wang Jingwei regime. Concurrently, he held the office of the Chief of the Committee for Subjugation Communists (剿共委員いいん會かい), the North China Political Council In June 1944, he was transferred to Chief of the Northern Chinese Branch Court of the Special Court (特別とくべつ法ほう庭にわ華北かほく分ぶん庭にわ庭にわ長ちょう). In February 1945, he was appointed Governor of Hebei Province. In April he also became Chief Security Officer (綏靖主任しゅにん) at Baoding.

After the Wang Jingwei regime had collapsed, Rong Zhen was arrested by Chiang Kai-shek's National Government. Because of the charge of the treason and surrender to enemy (namely Hanjian), he was sentenced to death on military tribunal for committing treason and surrendering to Japan, But he was not executed. After the foundation of PRC, he was treated as the friend of new government. In 1960, he died in Beijing.

Alma mater

Baoding Military Academy

Footnotes

• Xu Youchun (徐じょ友とも春はる) (main ed.) (2007). Unabridged Biographical Dictionary of the Republic, Revised and Enlarged Version (民みん国こく人物じんぶつ大だい辞典じてん 增ぞう订版). Hebei People's Press (Hebei Renmin Chubanshe; 河北かわきた人民じんみん出版しゅっぱん社しゃ). ISBN 978-7-202-03014-1.
• Yu Zidao (余子よし道どう) (etc.) (2006). The Complete History of Wang's Fake Regime (汪ひろし伪政权全史し). Shanghai People's Press (Shanghai Renmin Chubanshe; 上海しゃんはい人民じんみん出版しゅっぱん社しゃ). ISBN 7-208-06486-5.
• Liu Shoulin (刘寿林りん) (etc.ed.) (1995). The Chronological Table of the Republic's Officer (民みん国こく职官年表ねんぴょう). Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 7-101-01320-1.