Zhou Shidi (1900.9— 1979.6.30) was born in Guangdong Gehui (now Qionghai, Hainan). 1924 65438+joined China in February. During his revolutionary career, he served as commander, chief of staff, acting head and head of the Fourth Army Independent Regiment 1 battalion of the National Revolutionary Army, commander of the 25th Division, chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army 1 20th Division, chief of staff of the Northwest Shanxi Military Region, commander and political commissar of the North Shanxi Field Army, deputy commander and political commissar of the North China Military Region1Corps, and commander of the18th Corps. He participated in the Northern Expedition, Nanchang Uprising, the Long March and the Hundred Regiments War, commanded the Battle of Northern Shaanxi, assisted Xu in commanding the Battle of Jinzhong and Taiyuan, participated in commanding the Battle of Fuzhuan and the Battle of Qinling, and successively liberated more than 40 counties such as Hanzhong, Guangyuan, Jiange, Jiangyou and Mianyang, and participated in commanding air defense operations in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Main achievements:1June, 925, Zhou Shidi led an armored motorcade to fight Chen Jiongming, which was ten times his own, and was attacked on three sides. Zhou Shidi was wounded in seven places, but he still led the team to fight and walk, and finally rushed out of the tight encirclement. After returning to Guangzhou, the people spontaneously organized a grand consolation activity. Mao Zedong spoke highly of the heroic struggle spirit of the "armored motorcade" when he gave a speech at the Guangzhou Peasant Movement Workshop. Before the Nanchang Uprising, the 73rd Regiment of the 25th Division of the National Revolutionary Army headed by Zhou Shidi was stationed in Jiujiang, Jiangxi.
During the Nanchang Uprising, the 25th Division of the National Revolutionary Army participated in the uprising with 73rd regiment, 75th regiment, 3rd battalion and 74th heavy machine gun company. On August 1927 and 1 day, when Zhou Shidi led the seventy-three regiment to the north of De 'an Station, Zhang Fakui, commander of the Fourth Army, Li Hanhun, commander of the twenty-fifth division, and others followed the guard camp by train and were shot dead by the seventy-three regiment. Zhang Fakui, Li Hanhun and others. Jumped out of the car and escaped. All the guard battalions were handed over by Zhou Shidi 73rd Regiment, and some soldiers and some junior officers joined the Rebel Army.
Zhou Shidi is a tried and tested excellent military commander of China People's Army and a strong revolutionary fighter of the proletariat. Zhou Shidi has a strong party spirit, a decent style, and is frank and bright. He is strict with himself, tolerant to others, hard and simple, and never cares about personal fame and fortune. For decades, he worked hard for the party and the people. His life is a life of revolution, a life of fighting and a life of serving the people wholeheartedly.