Chen Geng (1903 ~ 196 1), Chen Chen Geng and Chen Geng [1] are tried and tested loyal communist fighters, outstanding proletarian revolutionaries and military strategists, outstanding achievements of China People's Liberation Army, and national defense science and technology of new China. Formerly known as Chen, alias Wang Yong. 1903 was born on February 27th in Duer Liu Shupu, Xiangxiang County, Hunan Province. 19 16 joined the Xiang army as a soldier. 192 1 year left the Xiang army to participate in patriotic activities in Changsha. 1922 joined the Socialist Youth League of China and China in February. /kloc-0 entered the first phase of Huangpu Military Academy in May, 924. After graduation, he stayed in school as a vice captain and company commander. Participate in quelling the rebellion of the business group and crusade against Chen Jiongming. 1926 to study in the Soviet union. 1927 returned to China to participate in the Nanchang Uprising, and served as a battalion commander in He Long on the way south. Later, he went to Shanghai and did intelligence work in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he served as the head and division commander of the 12th Division of the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army, the headmaster of the Red Army Infantry School, the head of the Red Army Cadre Corps, the captain of the 13th Brigade of the Shaanxi-Gansu detachment, and the division commander of the first division of the Red Army Corps. Participated in the Long March. During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he served as the brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army129th Division and the commander of Taiyue Column in Taiyue Military Region. During the War of Liberation, he served as commander of the Fourth Column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army and commander and political commissar of the Fourth Corps of the China People's Liberation Army. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he successively served as deputy commander of the Southwest Military Region and commander of the Yunnan Military Region, chairman of the Yunnan Provincial People's Government, commander and political commissar of the Third Corps of Chinese people's Volunteer Army, deputy commander of Chinese people's Volunteer Army, dean and political commissar of the Military Engineering College of the China People's Liberation Army, deputy chief of staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, deputy director of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission and deputy minister of national defense. He is a member of the first and second national defense committees, an alternate member of the seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and a member of the eighth Central Committee. 1955 was awarded the rank of general. He was awarded the First Class August 1st Medal, the First Class Medal of Independence and Freedom, and the First Class Medal of Liberation. 196 1 passed away in Shanghai on March 16 at the age of 58. Chen Geng (1903— 196 1) is a proletarian revolutionary and strategist in China, and an outstanding leader of our country and the People's Liberation Army. General of China People's Liberation Army. Originally named Chen. 1903 was born on February 27th in Hu Quan Village, Longdong Township, Xiangxiang City, Hunan Province. 19 16 joined the Xiang army as a soldier. 192 1 left Xiang, worked as a clerk in Changsha Railway Bureau, participated in the patriotic movement, got help from He Shuheng and Guo Liang, and accepted communist ideas. 1922 * * Joined China. 1May, 924, admitted to the first phase of Huangpu Military Academy. After graduation, he stayed there as a company commander and vice captain, and took part in campaigns to pacify the business group and crusade against Chen Jiongming. 1925 10, during the second crusade, the battle was defeated near Huayang, and the rebels pursued it. Chiang Kai-shek, who went to the front to supervise the war, was flustered and powerless. He was afraid of being caught by the rebels and tried to pull out his gun and commit suicide. Chen Geng, regardless of his personal safety, dragged his shoulder strap and saved Chiang. 1926 autumn, was sent to study in the Soviet Union, 1927 early return home. In August, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising and served as a battalion commander in He Long. After his failure, he was transferred from Hong Kong to Shanghai. From 65438 to 0928, he was in charge of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's intelligence work in Kurt. 1931September, went to the Soviet area of Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and served as the head and commander of the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army. 1932, he secretly went to Shanghai for medical treatment because of serious injuries, and once introduced Lu Xun's struggle deeds in the Red Army in Hubei, Henan and Anhui in detail. 1933 was arrested in March and transferred from Shanghai to Nanchang. Chiang Kai-shek, who was commanding the fourth "encirclement and suppression" campaign in the Central Soviet Area in Nanchang, personally persuaded him to surrender with high officials and generous salaries. Chen Geng righteously refused. After being rescued by the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Soong Ching Ling, he went to the Central Soviet Area and became the principal of Peng (Peng Pai) Yang (Yang Yin) Infantry School. During the Long March, he served as the head of the cadre regiment, and once led a cadre regiment to seize Jiaoping Ferry, enabling the first army to cross the Jinsha River smoothly. After arriving in northern Shaanxi, he served as the first division commander of the First Army Corps and participated in the battles of Zhiluo Town, Crusade, Crusade and Shanbao. 1in February, 937, he joined the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University as the captain of any team. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he served as the brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army129th Division, and led his troops to take part in the command of Shentouling, Xiangtangpu and Changle Village in Taihang Mountain area, and then moved to northwest Shandong, southern Hebei and northern Henan. 1938+065438+ 10 After the fall of Liaocheng, it arrived in Luxi in February 14, launched anti-Japanese and anti-communist friction and surrender activities in various counties in Luxi, and moved to guanxian, Guantao, Liaocheng, chiping, Boping and Gaotang. On the 24th of the same month, in Dongmuzhai, more than 2,000 people of Wang Laixian, the former commander of the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla in the Sixth District who took refuge in the Kuomintang die-hards, were wiped out. 1939 65438+1October 10 led a night raid on gaotang county, killing more than 20 Japanese puppet troops, destroying the puppet troops in the south of gaotang city and destroying the township government. In February 10, he also commanded 129 Division 386 Brigade and15 Division 344 Brigade, and ambushed them in Xiangcheng Gu (now Hebei), Qiu County, Shandong Province. Destroyed a mechanized strengthening squadron of the Japanese army, killed more than 200 officers and men below the battalion chief, captured more than one enemy 10, burned 8 enemy vehicles, and seized 3 guns, thus creating the meritorious military service of General Chen Geng against "mopping up" in Pingchuan. Withdraw to Taihang Mountain for rest that month. His activities in northwest Shandong for just two months laid the foundation for the recovery and development of the anti-Japanese base areas in northwest Shandong. 1940 served as commander of Taiyue Military Region, and the following year served as commander of Taiyue Column, and participated in leading the creation of Shanxi-Hebei-Henan base area. 1943 1 1 Go to the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Yan 'an. 1945 was elected as alternate member of the 7th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in June. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, he led Taiyue column (later changed to the fourth column of Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region) to take part in Shangdang campaign. At the beginning of 1946, as a representative of the Chinese Communist Party, he participated in a three-person group in Linfen and Taiyuan to mediate the military conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and supervise the implementation of the armistice agreement between the two sides. 1in July, 946, after the all-out civil war, the Kuomintang led the fourth column and the troops of Taiyue Military Region to southern Shaanxi, and successively fought Wenxi (xi) Xia (county), Tongpu, Linfen (mountain) and other battles, killing 30,000 Kuomintang troops, including the first brigade reorganized by Hu Zongnan, known as the "First Division in the World". Later, he led the army to the west. From June 1946+0 1 to June 1 the following year, he launched a filial piety (righteousness) campaign in Lvliang and Fen (Yang), annihilating more than 20,000 Kuomintang troops. 1April, 947, commanded Jinnan offensive and annihilated 15000 people. In August, a main force of Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan field army led by Xie Fuzhi crossed the Yellow River, advanced into western Henan, opened up the liberated areas of Henan, Shaanxi and Hubei, and cooperated with Liu (Liu Bocheng), Deng (Deng), Chen (Chen Yi) and Su (Su Yu) field troops to carry out the strategic offensive in the Central Plains. During the Huaihai Campaign, he led the Fourth Longitudinal Team to cut off the southwest Xuzhou-Tianjin-Pudong Railway with the cooperation of his brothers, and participated in the encirclement of the Huangwei Corps. From 65438 to 0949, he served as commander and political commissar of the Fourth Corps of the People's Liberation Army, led his troops across the river and liberated Nanchang. Implementing the strategic policy of long distance, big detour and big encirclement, we marched into Guangdong to pursue and annihilate the fleeing enemy, went straight into Leizhou Peninsula, cut off Bai Chongxi's retreat at sea, and cooperated with our brothers in the Guangdong-Guangxi campaign, killing more than 40,000 people. At the beginning of 1950, after 14, the command post marched day and night and reached the Yunnan border, annihilating more than 20,000 Kuomintang troops trying to flee abroad. 1February, 950, in Kunming, served as deputy commander of Southwest Military Region, chairman of Yunnan Provincial People's Government and commander of Yunnan Military Region. 1In July, 950, he was invited to Vietnam to help Vietnamese soldiers and civilians resist the law and win the border battle. 195 1 Participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and served as deputy commander of Chinese people's Volunteer Army and commander and political commissar of the Third Corps. /kloc-0 returned to China in June, 1952, organized and served as the first president and political commissar of the Military Engineering College of China People's Liberation Army, and trained national defense science and technology talents. 1954 10 served as deputy chief of staff of the PLA. 1955 was awarded the rank of general. 1956 was elected as a member of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). 1September 1958 concurrently served as deputy director of the commission of science, technology and industry for national defense. 1959 served as deputy minister of national defense in September. 196 1 passed away in Shanghai on March 6, 2006.