Chen Mingren
Chen Mingren | |
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陈明仁 | |
Hunan Province | |
In office July 1949 – August 1949 | |
Chairman | Mao Zedong |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 April 1903 Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War |
Chen Mingren (
Biography
Early years
Chen was born into family of farmers in Hunan on 7 April 1903. He went through his education in private institutions and underwent military training in 1924. On 19 November 1924, he was transferred to the
He was the general of the 24th Revolutionary Army (ROC) during the
Sino-Japanese and Chinese Civil War
After the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Chen was appointed as a lieutenant-general in the 2nd Army Division (reserve division). Between 1937 and 1939, he held key positions such as being the commander of the Changsha, Hengyang, Hengyang, Leiyang garrisons.[1] In the winter of 1941, he was appointed as the deputy commander of the 71st ROC Army.
In 1946, the 71st Army was transported by US warships to the Northeast in preparation for the anticipated Chinese Civil War.[2] With the start of the Summer Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China by Communist general Lin Biao, Chen's 71st Army was forced to retreat to and rendezvous at Siping, Jilin. Mustering local forces and his own army, he had around 30 thousand man waiting from reinforcements.
Between 22 May and 30 June 1947, Chen was able to repel the Chinese Red Army in Northeast China that was led by Li Tianyou. In June, he was able to resist the overwhelming forces under the command of Lin Biao at Siping Street for more than 40 days. For his gallant efforts, he was awarded with the Order of Blue Sky and White Sun and was promoted to the 7th Corps Commander.[3] Although successful in the initial stages of the Siping Campaign, the Communist forces who surrounded the stronghold managed to break the Nationalist defenses following a nine-month long assault.[4]
At the eve of the
After the establishment of the People's Republic of China
On 4 August 1949, Chen and Cheng Qian joined the Communists at Changsha.[5] After being encouraged by Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai to continue his military service, he joined the People's Liberation Army.[1] He was made a three-star general in 1955 and died in 1974.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Biography of Chen Mingren". News of the Communist Party of China. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "杨奎松: 1946年国共四平之战及其幕后". Fenghuang Web. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ ISBN 750655058X.
- ISBN 9781155145754.
- ^ "Chen Mingren's Escape to PRC". Lunwen Net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2016.