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張海鵬 | |
 Zhang Haipeng before 1928 | |
| Governor of Rehe Province | |
| In office March 1933 – November 1934 | |
| Monarch | Puyi |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Liu Menggeng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1867 (1867) |
| Died | 1951 (aged 83–84) |
| Citizenship | Manchukuo |
| Alma mater | Northeast Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/service | |
| Unit | (Fengtian) 2nd Provincial Defense Brigade |
Zhang Haipeng (simplified Chinese:张海鹏;traditional Chinese:張海鵬;pinyin:Zhāng Hǎipéng;Wade–Giles:Chang Hai-p'eng,Hepburn:Chō Kaihō; 1867–1951),[1] was a ChineseNortheastern Army general, who went over to the Japanese during theInvasion of Manchuria and became a general in theManchukuo Imperial Army of theState of Manchuria.
Zhang was a member of theHonghuzi irregular cavalry forces of the ManchurianwarlordFeng Delin during theFirst Sino-Japanese War. These forces were recruited as mercenaries by the Japanese during theRusso-Japanese War from 1904 to 1905. He subsequently studied at the Northeast Military Academy built by Gen.Zhao Erxun. Following theXinhai Revolution, he was assigned command of an infantry regiment under theRepublic of China; however, he supportedZhang Xun's abortive attempt to restore theQing dynasty in 1917. He afterwards joined forces with Manchurian warlordZhang Zuolin. In 1923 he was appointed a commissioner of theChinese Eastern Railway and participated in theFirst Zhili–Fengtian War. in early 1931 his forces were involved in the suppression of theGada Meiren uprising.
In early October 1931, shortly after theMukden Incident atTaonan in the northwest ofLiaobei province, Zhang—who was commander of the 2nd Provincial Defense Brigade—took command of the local forces including theXing'an Reclamation Army and declared the district independent of China, in return for a shipment of a large quantity of military supplies by theImperial Japanese Army.
Zhang followed up his political move by leading the men of the Xing'an Reclamation Army north to attack Gen.Ma Zhanshan, the newly appointed governor ofHeilongjiang province. Soon after Zhang advanced upon Ma's capital atQiqihar, Ma offered to surrender it. Encouraged by JapaneseKwantung Army Gen.Shigeru Honjō, Zhang advanced cautiously to accept Ma's surrender. However, Zhang's advance guard was attacked by Ma's troops in theResistance at Nenjiang Bridge and it was routed.
Following the establishment of the State of Manchukuo in March 1932, Zhang was reappointed to command his old force, which was now renamed theTaoliao Army. He led Manchukouan troops against theAnti-Japanese Volunteer Armies during thePacification of Manchukuo and in the Japanese invasion ofRehe inOperation Nekka. Afterwards he was appointed to command the newly organizedRehe Guard Army, which became the5th District Army "Chengde" after the 1934 reorganization of the Manchukuoan Army. From March 1933 to November 1934 he was Governor of Rehe Province. He was promoted to full general in the Manchukuo Army in 1936. He was also chief aide-de-camp to Emperor Puyi. In March 1941, he retired.
After the collapse of Manchukuo in April 1945, Zhang went into hiding inTianjin, but was discovered, tried and executed fortreason by thePeople's Republic of China in 1951 in Beijing.
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