Yan Dongshan is from Dawu County, Hubei Province. /kloc-joined the revolution in 0/927, joined China * * * in 0/928, and participated in one to five counter-campaigns against "encirclement and suppression" and the world-famous Long March in the central base area. War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression led the troops to participate in the famous Pingxingguan Campaign.

Participated in the Huaihai Campaign during the War of Liberation. He has served as the squadron leader, battalion commander, head, division commander and division political commissar of the Red Guards. 1955 was awarded the rank of major general. Comrade Yan Dongshan died in Beijing on February 25th,199/kloc-0 at the age of 82.

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I. Achievements of Comrade Yan Dongshan:

1. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he served as the squadron leader of the Second Squadron of the Red Guards Brigade in luoshan county, Henan Province, the platoon leader of the pistol team of the county independent regiment, the company commander of the 223rd regiment of the Red 25th Army, the battalion commander of the 3rd regiment of the Red 26th Army, and the head of the 232nd regiment of the 78th division of the Red 15 Army. Participated in the counter-campaign against "encirclement and suppression", the Long March and Zhiluo Town in Hubei, Henan and Anhui Soviet areas.

2. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, he served as the commander of the 687th Regiment of the 344th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, the captain of the Death Squad Academy, the captain of the Jinnan local cadre school, the deputy chief of staff of the New Second Brigade of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, and the deputy commander of the Fifth (Southwest Shandong) Military Division.

3. During the War of Liberation, he served as commander of Hongshan Military Division of Jianghan Military Region, political commissar of independent brigade of military region, deputy political commissar of Hongshan Military Division and deputy political commissar of Xiaogan Military Division of Hubei Military Region.

4. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he served as political commissar of the 20th Artillery Division of China People's Liberation Army and deputy political commissar of Beijing Military Region.

Second, the honor of Comrade Yan Dongshan:

1 and 1955 were awarded the rank of major general;

2. Won the second-class August 1st Medal;

3. Second-class Medal of Independence and Freedom;

4. First-class Liberation Medal;

5. First-class Red Star Meritorious Medal.

References:

People's Network (Encyclopedia of Party History)-Yan Dongshan