Gu Zhutong

Gu Zhutong
顧祝同
General Gu Zhutong
2nd Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China Armed Forces
In office 13 May 1948 – 24 March 1950
President	Li Zongren Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Chen Cheng
Succeeded by	Chou Chi-jo
1st & 4th & 6th Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Army
In office 1 June 1946 – 13 May 1948
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	He Yingqin (as Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Ground Force of China Theater of the Allies of World War 2)
Succeeded by	Yu Hanmou
In office 26 June 1949 – 25 August 1949
President	Li Zongren
Preceded by	Zhang Fakui
Succeeded by	Guan Linzheng
In office December 1949 – March 1950
President	Li Zongren Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Guan Linzheng
Succeeded by	Sun Li-jen
Personal details
Born	9 January 1893 Lianshui County, Jiangsu, Qing Empire
Died	17 January 1987(1987-01-17) (aged 94) Taipei, Taiwan
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Years of service	1912–1987
Rank	General
Unit	various
Commands	commander-in-chief of the nationalist ground force , chief of the general staff, commander-in of the third war zone
Battles/wars	Northern Expedition, Central Plains War, Encirclement Campaigns, 1939 Winter Offensive, New Fourth Army Incident, Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign, Menglianggu Campaign

Gu Zhutong (simplified Chinese: 顾祝同; traditional Chinese: 顧祝同; pinyin: Gù Zhùtòng or Wade-Giles Ku Chu-tung; January 9, 1893 – January 17, 1987), courtesy name Moshan (墨山), was a military general and administrator of the Republic of China.