In 1955, the Chinese People's Liberation Army solemnly held a ceremony to confer titles, giving birth to 10 generalissimos, 10 generals, 55 generals, 175 lieutenant generals, 802 major generals, 32,000 colonel-level officers, 498,000 captain-level officers, and 113,000 warrant officers.
Founding General Investiture Ceremony.
Among the 10 marshals, Mr. Zhu was the eldest, 69 years old, and the average age of the 10 generalissimos was 57 years old;
Among the 10 generals, the oldest was General Zhang Yunyi, who was 63 years old, and the youngest was General Xu Guangda, who was 47 years old, and the average age of the 10 generals was 517 years old;
The average age of the 55 generals is 477 years old, the oldest Admiral Tao Zhiyue was 63 years old, and Admiral Xiao Hua was the youngest, 39 years old;
The average age of the 175 lieutenant generals was about 45 years old, the oldest Lieutenant General Fu Lianhuan was 61 years old at the time, and the youngest Generals Liu Xiyuan and Zhang Chiming were 38 years old at the time;
The average age of the 802 major generals was about 43 years old, the oldest was 63 years old, and the youngest was only 34 years old.
According to the statistics of the origin of the generals, the following provinces have the largest number of generals:
Sichuan has produced 4 marshals, the most among all provinces in the country, and Hunan has produced 6 generals, 19 generals, and 45 lieutenant generals, creating three "best" among all provinces in the country in one fell swoop.
Among the founding generals, there were 35 ethnic minority generals, and one foreigner was also awarded the rank of major general, he was the Vietnamese Major General Hung Hong.
Among the almost "all-in-one" group of generals, there is the only female general, and she is Major General Li Zhen, who was then the deputy director of the Military Procuratorate.
Gan Siqi and Li Zhen General couple.
General Li Zhen also set another record for the founding generals, and she and Admiral Gan Siqi were the only couple among the founding generals.
Among the many founding generals, there is another unique group that stands out, who have physical disabilities of one kind or another, but are still energetic and energetic.
They are the most "unique" group of the founding generals, and the chairman once proudly said: "Only in a team like ours can these 'unique' talents be cultivated!" ”
They are 2 generals, 3 lieutenant generals and 8 major generals.
Admiral Peng Shaohui:
The general was wounded in his left arm during the fourth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, and had to have his leg amputated due to unsuccessful surgery.
Admiral He Bingyan:
The general was wounded in the right arm during the Long March, and in the absence of anesthetics and painkillers, he sawed off his right arm with a logging saw.
**Lieutenant General: The general was wounded in his left arm during the Long March in Yunnan, and his bone was broken by the enemy's machine gun, but he could not be operated on at that time, and it was not until half a year later that he underwent amputation in Gansu.
General Flood. Lieutenant General Yan Fusheng:
The general was shot in the right arm during the Long March in Gansu and was forced to amputate his leg.
Lieutenant General Zhong Chibing:
The general was seriously wounded in the leg during the Long March and was forced to amputate. At that time, the medical conditions were rudimentary, there was no anesthetic, and the surgical tools were a firewood knife and a carpenter's saw.
Major General Zuo Qi: The general was seriously wounded in the right arm during the battle with the Japanese army, and it was Dr. Bethune who personally performed the amputation operation for him.
Major General Chen Bo: The general was injured in his right arm by an unqualified rolling thunderbolt, and he was only able to recover after struggling to rescue him, but he only had one left arm left, and his two legs could no longer be bent.
General Xie Liang. Major General Tong Yansheng:
In 1944, the general was wounded in his right hand during a demonstration of throwing a grenade, and had to have his leg amputated.
Major General Sulu: The general was wounded in the left arm during the battle to liberate Taiyuan and became a one-armed general.
Major General Liao Zhengguo:
When the general explained grenades to soldiers in 1940, because of the poor quality of the grenade, the general was injured in his right hand, and due to medical conditions, he had to amputate his right limb.
Major General Peng Qingyun:
The general killed the commander of the Japanese brigade in the ambush of the Japanese army, but himself was wounded in the right elbow. It was also Dr. Bethune who personally amputated his leg and transfused his own blood.
Founding General of the Republic.
Major General Xie Liang: The general was wounded in the left leg during a fierce battle with the enemy in 1936, and the wound became inflamed due to lack of medicine**.
Later, the general was discovered and captured by the cavalry of the Ma Jiajun, tortured, and lost his left leg in a Kuomintang prison.
Major General Zhu Shengda:
The general was wounded by a shell in a battle in 1938 and finally saved his left arm, but was crippled below the elbow.
In the course of the history of the Chinese revolution, the generals became physically disabled, which brought many inconveniences to the work and life of the generals.
However, several of their generals also enjoyed a unique treatment, which was unique to the whole army.
These generals who enjoyed "unique" treatment were:
He Bingyan, Yan Fusheng, Zuo Qi, Chen Bo, Tong Yansheng, Liao Zhengguo, Peng Qingyun.
The "unique" treatment of the generals is that they do not have to salute or return the salute when they see their superiors, or they can salute with their left hand.
The solemn and solemn award ceremony.
In the ranks of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which has strict military discipline and pursues uniformity, the generals are either missing an arm or a broken leg, but these do not affect the image of this army.
On the contrary, because of their presence, this army is even more majestic and mighty!