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Guangzhou Military Region
The Guangzhou Military Region was from 1955 to 2016 one of the People's Liberation Army PLA Military Regions, located in the south of the People's Republic of China. In May 1949, the Central China (Hua Zhong) Military Region (MR) was formed. In March 1955, it was divided into two, the Guangzhou MR and the Wuhan Military Region. When the Wuhan MR was disbanded in August 1985, its troops stationed around the Hubei province were assigned to the Guangzhou MR. The region was disestablished in 2016 and reorganised as the Southern Theater Command. Just before being disbanded, the Guangzhou MR controlled the Guangdong Province, Guangxi Autonomous Region, Hunan Province, Hubei Province, and the Hainan Province Military Districts. The Hong Kong and Macau garrisons were within the Guangzhou MR area but reported directly to the Central Military Commission. There were two Group Armies within the Region, the 41st Group Army and 42nd Group Army, and in 2006 the International Institute for S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's Liberation Army Navy, Navy, People's Liberation Army Air Force, Air Force, and People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, Rocket Force—and four arms—People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force, Aerospace Force, People's Liberation Army Cyberspace Force, Cyberspace Force, People's Liberation Army Information Support Force, Information Support Force, and People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Joint Logistics Support Force. It is led by the Central Military Commission (China), Central Military Commission (CMC) with its Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), chairman as Supreme Military Command of the People's Republic of China, commander-in-chief. The PLA can trace its origins during the Republic of China (1912– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty near modern Wuzhou, whose name is a reference to an order by Emperor Wu of Han to "widely bestow favors and sow trust". Together, Guangdong and Guangxi are called ''Liangguang, Loeng gwong'' ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t=兩廣, s=两广 , p=liǎng guǎng) During the Song dynasty, the Two Guangs were formally separated as ''Guǎngnán Dōnglù'' ( zh, first=t, t=廣南東路, s=广南东路, l=East Circuit (administrative division), Circuit in Southern Guang , labels=no) and ''Guǎngnán Xīlù'' ( zh, first=t, t=廣南西路, s=广南西路, l=West Circuit (administrative division), Circuit in Southern Guang , labels=no), which became abbreviated as ''Guǎngdōng Lù'' ( zh, first=t, t=廣東路, s=广东路 , labels=no) and ''Guǎngxī Lù ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Xilin
Li Xilin (; 2 October 1930 – 2 April 2024) was a in the of China who served as commander of the from 1992 to 1996. He was a delegate to the |
Zhu Dunfa
Zhu Dunfa (; 28 December 1927 – 21 July 2021) was a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a delegate to the 6th and 7th National People's Congress, and a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography Zhu was born in Pei County, Jiangsu, on 28 December 1927. He enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in 1939, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1945. During the Chinese Civil War, he served in the war and engaged in the , the Huaihai campaign, and the Yangtze River Crossing campaign. In 1953, he was assigned North Korea with the 16th Group Army and fought under Peng Dehuai at the Korean War. He returned to China in 1958. In 1985, he was made deputy commander of Shenyang Military Region. In April 1990, he was promoted to commander of Guangzhou Military Region, he remained in that position until October 1992, when he was commissioned as president of PLA National Defence University. On 21 July 2021, he die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Cunzhi
Liu Cunzhi (; 11 November 1924 – 22 October 2013) was a lieutenant general ('' zhongjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a delegate to the 6th and 7th National People's Congress, and a member of the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Biography Liu was born in Tongliao County, Liaoning, on 11 November 1924, while his ancestral home in Qingyun County, Shandong. He enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in 1937, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1939. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he joined an underground resistance movement in response to the ongoing occupation of China by the Empire of Japan. During the Chinese Civil War, he engaged in the Linjiang Campaign, Liaoshen campaign, and Pingjin campaign. During the Korean War, he was assigned to North Korea and fought under Peng Dehuai. In May 1989, he was named acting commander of Guangzhou Military Region while commander Zhang Wannian was ill. On 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Wannian
Zhang Wannian (; 1 August 1928 – 14 January 2015) was a general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China. Biography Zhang Wannian was born in Huang County (now Longkou), Shandong Province of China on 1 August 1928. He joined the Eighth Route Army in August 1944 and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in August 1945. From 1958 to 1961, he studied in the preparatory and basic department at the Nanjing Military Academy of PLA. From 1962-1966, he was the head of the 367th regiment, affiliated to the 123rd division of 41st Army. From 1966-1968, he was the vice director in the battle department in the headquarters of Guangzhou Military Region. From 1968-1978, he was the head of the 127th division of the 43rd Army. From 1978-1981, he was the vice head of the 43rd Army and head of the 127th Division. He was studying at PLA Military Academy from 1978-79. He led the 127th Division of the 43rd Corps during the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese border war. It was report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Taizhong
You Taizhong (; 1918–1998) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Biography He was born in Guangshan County, Henan in December 1918. He joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in January 1931, the Communist Youth League of China in November 1933 and the Chinese Communist Party in June 1934. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was a brigade commander in the Eighth Route Army. He was later a division commander in the People's Volunteer Army. He was promoted to major general in 1955. He served in the Nanjing, Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou Military Regions. During the Cultural Revolution he was Director of the Revolutionary Committee of Inner Mongolia. He retired on September 14, 1988. He was a member of the 10th, 11th and 12th Central Committees of the CPC. He was a delegate to the 5th National People's Congress The National People's Congress (NPC) is the highest organ of state power of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The NPC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Kehua
Wu may refer to: Places * Wu (region) (), a region roughly corresponding to the territory of Wuyue ** Wu Chinese (), a subgroup of Chinese languages now spoken in the Wu region ** Wuyue culture (), a regional Chinese culture in the Wu region *Wu (state) (; ), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn period 771–476 BCE ** Suzhou or Wu (), its eponymous capital ** Wu County (), a former county in Suzhou * Eastern Wu () or Sun Wu (), one of the Three Kingdoms in 184/220–280 CE * Li Zitong (, died 622), who declared a brief Wu dynasty during the Sui–Tang interregnum in 619–620 CE * Wu (Ten Kingdoms) (), one of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period 907–960 CE * Wuyue (), another of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period 907–960 CE * Wu River (other), various rivers in China Language * Wu Chinese, a group of Sinitic languages that includes Shanghaiese People * Wu (surname) (or Woo) (吳), several different Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ding Sheng (general)
Ding Sheng (; 1913–1999) was a Chinese general and politician. He served as the Governor of China's Guangdong province from 1972 until 1974. Ding Sheng joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1932. He was already an army officer with the Red Army. He participated in the Long March as well as the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War and Sino-Indian War. He died in 1999 in Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor .... References 1913 births 1999 deaths Hakka generals 20th-century Chinese generals Governors of Guangdong People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangxi Chinese Red Army generals Commanders of the Guangzhou Military Region Politicians from Ganzhou People's Liberation Army gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Tianyou
Li Tianyou (; 1914–1970) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. Early life Born to a poor peasant family in Lingui, Guangxi, Li joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1929, at the age of 15, and in November of that year participated in the Baise Uprising. Military career He took part in the Long March (where he earned a reputation as a reckless military leader due to his intentional sacrifice of his entire division, even though that bought more time for the Communist forces to retreat from the pursuing KMT forces) and then fought in both the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. In the meantime, from 1938 to 1944 he lived in the Soviet Union, and graduated from the Soviet Frunze Military Academy. He was Lin Biao's chief of staff during the Chinese Civil War, and, among other actions, led Communist forces to victory in the Battle of Siping. During the Korean War, he commanded the PVA 13th Army which defeated the UN forces at the Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Shiyou
Xu Shiyou ( zh, s=许世友, p=Xǔ Shìyǒu, w=Hsü Shih-yu; 1906 – 22 October 1985) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Early career Born in Xinxian, Henan Province (it belonged to Hubei previously), Xu grew up studying martial arts at the Shaolin Temple for eight years, but left after hearing that his family had troubles and in memory of his learning took the name Shiyou ( zh, s=释友, p=Shìyǒu "friend of Buddhism"), which he later changed to the homophonous Shiyou ( zh, s=世友, p=Shìyǒu "friend of the world"). He later became a soldier in Wu Peifu's warlord army. After having served as a lieutenant in the Kuomintang army, he joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1927. Xu first emerged in the annals of Chinese military history in Hubei in 1927, as part of a nascent military unit that included future generals Qin Jiwei and Chen Zaidao. In 1932, he commanded the 34th Regiment, 12th Division of the Fourth Front Army led by future Marshall Xu Xiangqi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Yongsheng
Huang Yongsheng (; 1910–1983) was a general of the China's People's Liberation Army. In 1955 Huang was awarded the position of ''Shang Jiang'' (colonel-general), and Huang continued to rise throughout the 1950s and 1960s, eventually becoming Lin Biao's Chief-of-staff during the Cultural Revolution. Because of Huang's close associations with Lin Biao, Huang was purged following Lin's death in 1971. Biography Early years Huang Yongsheng was born in Xianning prefecture (now, prefecture-level city) of Hubei province. Huang Yongsheng participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising of 1927, and in December of the same year joined the Chinese Communist Party. In 1932, he was appointed the commander of the 31st Division of the 11th Red Army, and later to the 16th Division of the 22nd Red Army. During the war against Japan, he was appointed a regimental commander in the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army. In 1948, Huang was appointed the commander of the 6th Column of the Fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
