Soon after the founding of the People's Republic of China, China was in the stage of development of post-war reconstruction. Combined with the past situation of the squadron, we can know that from the beginning of the revolution to the founding of the People's Republic of China, China's army has not established military ranks in the army, whether it is the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, or the Korean War later, as well as negotiations with the US military, there have been many problems because of military ranks, especially when there is no clear designation of commanders, the phenomenon of rip-off has occurred from time to time.
* The Central Military Commission pointed out that if we want to keep the army in order, better develop our military strength, and establish a military rank system, it is urgent to do so. In the end, through the efforts of the First Military Commission, the first award ceremony of our army was successfully held in 1955. Among them, ten marshals, ten generals, and fifty-five founding generals were awarded. But before the award ceremony, on the list of military rank evaluation, there were a total of 12 marshals, in addition to the well-known ten marshals, ** and *** comrades were also impressively listed.
In 1950, the first in the general cadre management meeting clearly proposed to establish a military rank system, and try to strive to mark the military rank on the corresponding ** in the second year. After five years of preparation, the CCP held a meeting on January 14 and 15, 1955 to specifically study the candidates for the rank of marshal, general, and general. After thorough discussions, it was finally unanimously decided to confer the titles of marshal on the current chairman of the Central Military Commission and members of the Central Military Commission, of which the chairman of the Central Military Commission shall be the generalissimo and the members shall be marshals.
The chairman of the Military Commission at that time was ***, and after knowing the news, he hurriedly refused: "I don't deserve to be the generalissimo", and the refusal to confer the title caused a strong response from people from all walks of life, who believed that ***, as the founder and founder of the PLA, had worked hard and made great achievements, and should be awarded the title. There was even a proposal to pass a resolution directly to award the title of generalissimo. But he had a resolute attitude and felt that he would bring a lot of inconvenience to the masses by wearing a generalissimo. In this way, even if others insist on it, there is no problem. After all, even if the NPC passes a resolution and makes a decision, it will only take effect after the chairman signs the document. So, in the end, the title of generalissimo was canceled.
According to the principle established by the CMC forum, Su Yu and the three were not members of the CMC, so they were not among the titles. In principle, cadres who work in local areas will no longer be awarded military ranks, but in light of historical conditions and practical needs, some people may also be awarded the rank of reserve service. In this way, the military ranks of the then member of the Military Commission and the vice chairman of the National Defense Commission were conferred or not.
Although these two positions are directly related to military work, the two are mainly responsible for the work and party affairs. Moreover, they were the Deputy Prime Minister at the time, the Secretary General at the time, and they did not hold any other positions in the army other than that. Because of the best example, when they knew that they were also on the award list, both of them also expressed their clear refusal. Therefore, the list of marshals was reduced to nine people for a time.
The award ceremony was approaching, and after repeated deliberation, it was considered necessary to award the title to Comrade **, and for this reason, he mentioned Comrade Bulganin of the Soviet Union. Bulganin also had the title of marshal, but after he assumed the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the title of marshal was not used often unless necessary. **I think I can take him as an example, after being awarded the title, it will not cause inconvenience to his current and future work, except for necessary circumstances, you can also not wear ** in normal times**. Under the strong advocacy of ***, ** finally returned to the ranks of marshals and became the "marshal diplomat" of our country.
The generals in the People's Liberation Army are like clouds, and almost all of them are the founding fathers of the country who have made great achievements. And *** can be among the marshals, which can be described as outstanding, but no matter who persuades him, he is resolutely not a marshal. Under his repeated refusals, ** finally passed by the marshal. Throughout his military career, from the Baise Uprising during the Red Army period, the Long March, and then to the Anti-Japanese Period, he established the Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan base areas together with the Red Army and developed into the largest liberated area in the country. In the later War of Liberation, first Liu Deng's army leaped thousands of miles into Dabie Mountain, and then commanded the two major field armies of the Central Plains and East China together with Su Yu and four generals, and started the Huaihai Campaign.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was still active in the front line, creating the people's army, leading troops in battle, participating in strategic decision-making, etc., wholeheartedly serving the country and the people, and making immortal contributions. Even if *** does not have the title of marshal, his exploits will still be immortal.
The establishment of the military rank system is a requirement for the historical development of the people's army and an important step in the modernization and regularization of our army. This is not only a necessary measure of military command, but also a common practice of the armed forces in the world. Military rank is not only the status and authority given to soldiers by the state, but also the honor that the state awards for their achievements. However, it is necessary to note that the marshal awarded this time is at the national level, not the military level, and the military rank system has since been changed to no longer have the rank of marshal.