Yang Dezhi was born in Zhuzhou, Hunan. /kloc-joined the revolutionary army of workers and peasants in 0/928, joined China in the same year, and participated in the 25,000-mile long March. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he successively served as commander of the 19th Corps, commander of Shaanxi Military Region, commander of the 19th Corps of Chinese people's Volunteer Army, deputy commander and commander of Chinese people's Volunteer Army, director of the campaign department of the Military Academy of China People's Liberation Army, commander of jinan military area command, commander of Wuhan Military Region, commander of Kunming Military Region and deputy minister of national defense.

From 65438 to 0955, Yang Dezhi was awarded the rank of general, and won the first-class August 1st Medal, the first-class Medal of Independence and Freedom, and the first-class Medal of Liberation. An outstanding general of the China People's Liberation Army, he served as the commander of the Second Column of the Eighth Route Army, the commander of the Second Corps of North China, the commander of the Volunteers, and the commander of the Wuhan Military Region.