Dai Li
Chinese general and spymaster (1897-1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lieutenant General Dai Li (Tai Li; Chinese: 戴笠; pinyin: Dài Lì; Wade–Giles: Tai4 Li4; May 28, 1897 – March 17, 1946) was a Chinese spymaster. His courtesy name was Yunong (雨農). Born Dai Chunfeng (Tai Chun-feng; 戴春風) in Bao'an, Jiangshan, Zhejiang province, he studied at the Whampoa Military Academy, where Chiang Kai-shek served as Chief Commandant, and later became head of Chiang's military intelligence agency: the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Chinese: 國民政府軍事委員會調查統計局; pinyin: guómín zhèngfǔ jūnshì wěiyuánhuì diàochá tǒngjìjú, or "jūntǒng" (軍统) in short) of Republican China (1912-1949).
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Dai Li 戴笠 | |
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Director of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics | |
In office 1928 – 17 March 1946 | |
President | Chiang Kai-shek |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Mao Renfeng |
Personal details | |
Born | (1897-05-28)28 May 1897 Jiangshan, Zhejiang, Qing dynasty China |
Died | 17 March 1946(1946-03-17) (aged 48) Nanjing, Republic of China |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Other political affiliations | Blue Shirts Society |
Spouse | Mao Xiucong (1915–1939) |
Education | Whampoa Military Academy |
Occupation | Intelligence Chief, Spymaster |
Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
Nickname(s) | China's Himmler Chinese Gestapo King of Spies Chiang Kai-shek's Sabre |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Republic of China |
Years of service | 1927–1946 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War |
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