Li Chiran
Li Chiran and Zhai Ping
Mr. and Mrs. Li Chiran and some of their children
Li Chiran (1914-2006), a native of Zichang County, Shaanxi Province, was a founding major general.
He joined the Communist Party of China in 1929 and was incorporated into the Red Army in 1933. Successively served as principal of the primary school, secretary of the Anding County Cpc Committee of the Communist Party of China, instructor of the 1st Company of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the Independent Division of the Northern Shaanxi Independent Division of the Red Army, political commissar of the 2nd Regiment of the 84th Division of the Red 27th Army of the Northern Shaanxi Red Army, political commissar of the 241st Regiment of the 81st Division of the Red 15th Army (regimental commander Liu Mingshan), director of the political department of the division (division commander He Jinnian, political commissar Zhang Dazhi and Zhang Mingxian), political commissar of the division (division commander Wen Niansheng), political commissar of the Red 27th Army (commander He Jinnian), political commissar of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Independent Division of the Red Army (division commander Bai Zhiwen), cadet of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and two extensions of the Eighth Route Army Left Behind Corps (Yanchuan, Extension) Director of the Political Department of the River Defense Command (Commander He Changgong), Political Commissar of the 5th Regiment of the Left Guard Corps (Regiment Commander Bai Zhiwen), Political Commissar of the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Jinsui Joint Defense Army (Regiment Commander Liu Maogong), Director of the Brigade Political Department (Brigade Commander and Political Commissar Gao Jinchun), Deputy Political Commissar of the Longdong Military Sub-district (Commander and Political Commissar Zhang Zhongliang), Director of the Political Department of the 4th Column of the Northwest Field Army (Commander Wang Shitai, Political Commissar Zhang Zhongliang), Political Commissar of the 6th Cavalry Division of the Column (Division Commander Hu Jingduo), The first political commissar of the 12th Division of the 4th Army of the People's Liberation Army (division commander Guo Baoshan) and the political commissar of the Lanzhou Garrison Headquarters.
After the founding of New China, he successively served as the director, deputy political commissar and director of the political department of the 4th Army of the People's Liberation Army, the political commissar of the PLA Air Defense Anti-Aircraft Artillery School (1952), the political commissar of the Air Defense Advanced Air Defense School of the Air Defense Force (1954), the political commissar of the 2nd Army of the Air Force (1959), and the deputy political commissar of the Air Force of the Nanjing Military Region (1962-1970).
Weng Xiangchu
Zhu Shiqing (female soldier of the Red Fourth Front)
Weng Xiangchu and Zhu Shiqing
Weng Xiangchu (1908-1997), a native of Shanghang County, Fujian Province, was a founding major general.
He joined the Communist Party of China in 1929 and was incorporated into the Red Army in 1930. He successively served as the instructor of the 2nd Company of the 108th Regiment of the 36th Division of the 12th Red Army of the Western Fujian Red Army, the instructor of the Artillery Company of the 40th Division of the 14th Army of the Red 5th Army, the cadet of the Ruijin Red Army School, the political commissar of the 68th Regiment of the Central Guard Division (regimental commander Deng Wenyu), the political commissar of the 66th Regiment of the 22nd Division of the Red 9th Army, the director of the Inspection Regiment of the Political Department of the 2nd Division of the Red 1st Army, the cadet of the Yan'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, the instructor of the Guard Battalion of the Central Military Commission, the vice president of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border District Hospital, the cadet of the Yan'an Military and Political Academy and the Central Party School, and the political commissar of the Supply Department of the 1st Brigade of the Jinsui Joint Defense Army of Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Director of the Political Department of the 1st Brigade of the Jizhong Column of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region (Brigade Commander Zhou Renjie, Political Commissar Qi Yuanwo), Director of the Organization Department of the Political Department of the 3rd Column of the Jin-Cha-Ji Field Army (Director Tan Guansan), and Director of the Organization Department of the Political Department of the Supplementary Training Corps of the North China Military Region (Director Qi Yuanwo).
After the founding of New China, he successively served as the political commissar of the Quartermaster Department of the Logistics Department of the North China Military Region, the deputy director of the Political Department of the Logistics Department, the political commissar of the Oil Department of the Logistics Department, the political commissar of the 50th Cultural School of the People's Liberation Army, and the political commissar of the Cultural School of the Beijing Military Region.
Cao Guanghua and Feng Shufeng
Cao Guanghua and his daughter make dumplings
Cao Guanghua (1905-2004), a native of Shou County, Anhui Province, was a founding major general.
In 1925, he was admitted to the 4th Infantry Section of the Whampoa Military Academy and joined the Communist Party of China, and joined the Red Army in 1932. He successively served as a cadet of the 6th Guangzhou Peasant Movement Training Institute, a member of the Anhui Provincial Peasant Movement Committee, a member of the Cpc Shou (Yang) Feng (Taiwan) Provisional County CPC Committee Secretary, the Director of the Organization Department of the Fuyang Central County CPC Committee, the Secretary of the Central Anhui County CPC Committee, the Secretary of the General Party Branch of the Staff Office of the Red Fourth Front Headquarters, the Deputy Section Chief of the 2nd Section of the 1st Bureau of the Red Army Headquarters (Section Chief Ye Zilong), the Section Chief (Director Zhou Zikun), the Cadet of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University in Yan'an, and the Chief of the Operations Section of the Staff Office of the Eighth Route Army Left Behind Corps Headquarters (Director Bi Zhanyun). Director of the Political Department of the Military Industry Bureau of the Central Military Commission (Director Teng Daiyuan), Political Commissar of the 770th Regiment of the 385th Brigade of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Jinsui United Defense Army (Regiment Commander Zhang Caiqian), Political Commissar of the 2nd Regiment (Regiment Commander Zhou Renjie), Political Commissar of the 4th Regiment (Regiment Commander Liu Yongyuan and Bai Shoukang), Deputies to the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Director of the Political Department of the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Column of the Eastern Manchuria Provisional Command (Brigade Commander Du Guanghua, Political Commissar Li Guanyuan), Director of the Political Department of the 10th Division of the 4th Column of the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army (Division Commanders Du Guanghua, Cai Zhengguo, Political Commissar Ge Yanzhang), Director of the Political Department of the 10th Division of the 4th Column of the Northeast Field Army (Division Commander Cai Zhengguo, Political Commissar Li Bingling), Deputy Political Commissar and Director of the Political Department of the Logistics and Transportation Department of the Northeast Field Army (Minister and Political Commissar Gu Guangshan).
After the founding of New China, he successively served as political commissar and director of the Logistics and Transportation Department of the Central and Southern Military Region, political commissar of the 20th Infantry School of the People's Liberation Army, deputy director of the Cadre Department of the General Political Department (1958), political commissar of the Anti-Chemical Warfare Department of the People's Liberation Army (1963), chief procurator of the Military Procuratorate of the People's Liberation Army (1965-1969, 1979-1981), member of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC, and deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee of the Central Military Commission.
Huang Dingji
Huang Dingji and Shi Lanying were in the Taihang Mountains
Huang Dingji (1913-1951), a native of Shanghang County, Fujian Province.
He joined the Red Army in 1929 and joined the Communist Party of China in 1933. Successively served as the squad leader and platoon leader of the 36th Division of the 12th Red Army in western Fujian, the 1st cadet of the Ruijin Red Army School, the company commander of the International Division of the Young Communist Party of the Red Army, the battalion commander of the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division of the Red 1st Army, the cadet of the University of the Red Army in Northern Shaanxi, the deputy regimental commander of the 7th Regiment of the 3rd Column of the Shanxi Youth Anti-Enemy Death Squad (regimental commander Yu Lunsheng, political commissar Gao Zhiguo), the deputy regimental commander of the 7th Regiment of the 3rd Military Sub-district of the Taihang Military Region (regimental commander Yin Lihai, political commissar Gao Zhiguo), the commander of the 9th regiment (political commissar Gu Jingsheng, Hao Peimiao), the brigade commander of the 23rd Brigade of the Taiyue Military Region (political commissar Che Minyao), Brigade Commander of the 23rd Brigade of the 8th Column of the North China Military Region (Political Commissar Xiao Xinchun, who was awarded the title of "Glorious Linfen Brigade" by the Central Military Commission) and the first division commander of the 179th Division of the 60th Army of the People's Liberation Army (Political Commissar Xiao Xinchun).
After the founding of New China, he successively served as the commander of the Nanchong Military Subdistrict of the Northern Sichuan Military Region and the deputy commander of the Northern Sichuan Military Region.
He died in Chongqing on September 21, 1951.