Adolf Heusinger vs Li Dingguo

Heusinger was present at the Wolf's Lair briefing on July 20, 1944, when Claus von Stauffenberg's bomb exploded. He sustained injuries including a concussion and ruptured eardrums. He was one of the few senior officers present who survived the blast.

Heusinger was appointed the first Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, the highest-ranking military officer in West Germany, on June 1, 1957. He served until 1961, overseeing the establishment and integration of the new German armed forces into NATO.

Heusinger served as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1961 to 1964. In this role, he was the senior military advisor to the NATO alliance, coordinating defense policy among member states during the Cold War.

Li Dingguo joined the peasant rebellion led by Zhang Xianzhong in Shaanxi. He became one of Zhang's adopted sons and a key general in the Xiying army that fought against the Ming dynasty.

After Zhang Xianzhong's death, Li Dingguo allied with the Yongli Emperor. He switched allegiance from rebel to Ming loyalist, fighting the Qing in the name of the Southern Ming.

Li Dingguo led a Southern Ming army that captured Guilin from the Qing. The victory temporarily revived the Southern Ming cause and forced Qing forces to retreat in Guangxi.

Li Dingguo defeated a Qing army at Hengzhou, killing Qing Prince Kong Youde. This victory was one of the greatest Southern Ming successes, but it failed to reverse the overall Qing advance.

Li Dingguo's army was decisively defeated by Qing forces at Suning in Yunnan. The loss shattered Southern Ming military power and forced the Yongli Emperor to flee to Burma.

After the Yongli Emperor's execution, Li Dingguo continued guerrilla resistance in the borderlands. He died of illness in the wilderness of Laos, his forces scattered and his cause lost.