Liu Zhen (PRC)
Liu Zhen | |
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刘震 | |
Commander of the Xinjiang Military Region | |
In office July 1977 – January 1979 | |
Chairman | Mao Zedong |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 March 1915 Order of Bayi (First Class) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class) Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army |
Years of service | 1930–1922 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Commander of the Shenyang Military Region |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War, Battle of Pingxingguan, Chinese Civil War, Korean War |
Liu Zhen (Chinese: 刘震; pinyin: Liú Zhèn; 3 March 1915 – 20 August 1992), or Liu You'an (刘幼安), was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Biography
Early life
Tang was born into a poor peasant household in
Following the Long March in November 1933, he was appointed as the joint political commissar (with Han Xianchu) for the 225th Regiment. The regiment scored various victories and Tang suffered multiple wounds during battle.[3] In 1936 he was enrolled into the Counter-Japanese Military and Political University and later made the political commissar for the 75th Division.[2]
During the Second Sino-Japanese War
Following the outbreak of war, the 75th Division was reorganized to become part of the 115th Division in the Eighth Route Army, participating in the Battle of Pingxingguan. Tang was also appointed as the Director of the Division’s Political Department.[4] He led forces to flank Japanese forces who were encroached in Taiyuan.
Following the
Formation of the PRC
After the founding of the
References
- ^ 中国共产党新闻网资料. "刘震". CPC People. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ a b "刘 震--中国共产党新闻--中国共产党新闻网". cpc.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- ISBN 978-7-02-005798-6.
- ISBN 7801373154.
- ^ "抗美援朝空战中的刘震--中国共产党新闻-人民网". dangshi.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-11-05.