General Xie Zhenhua was an all-rounder in the army during the war years, he was not only good at the political work of the army, but also able to command troops to fight, and also had an outstanding performance in education work in the rear.
He is known as "an all-rounder in the field of education in our army" and has many talents and talents.
Xie Zhenhua served as the political commissar of the Red Army at the age of 18 and was the youngest regimental cadre in the Red Army. Before the Liberation War, he had been engaged in political work, serving as the political commissar of the Eighth Route Army Special Service Regiment, and after the Southern Anhui Incident, he was transferred to the New Fourth Army.
In 1948, he was promoted to deputy political commissar of the column, and later became commander, leading the 12th column to participate in the Huaihai Campaign. When the 12th Column was reorganized into the 30th Army, he also participated in the battle of crossing the river and contributed to the liberation of Shanghai.
* The commander talked with Xie Zhenhua in July 1949, and in order to meet the new needs of army building, he planned to recruit a large number of young intellectuals into the army and train them to become future talents of the army.
In order to achieve this goal, it was decided to merge the Sanye Military and Political Cadre School with the East China Military and Political University to form the new East China Military and Political University. For Xie Zhenhua, he has rich experience in military education work, but as a military commander, he prefers to stay on the front-line battlefield and contribute to the victory of the army.
He said: "There are many talented people in Mino, and others are more suitable for this position. ”
Xie Zhenhua said that he can not only fight the country, but also study, and is a rare all-rounder. He studied at the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army University and the Marxist-Leninist School, and was highly respected in the educational circles.
In the face of Mr. Chen's praise, Xie Zhenhua modestly said that as long as he followed the order and obeyed the command, he could do anything well.
He left the 30th Army, went to the second column in Suzhou to report for duty, and quickly began work. For the next 8 years, he was not only a leader, but also a learner.
In 1951, he was transferred to the Basic Department of the Nanjing Military Academy as the head of the basic department, where he led the cadets of the first semester for three years. After completing his studies, he entered the Department of Combat and became a cadet, studying combat with 54 generals at and above the rank of army until he graduated in 1957.
After graduating, he returned to the army again, ending his eight-year career as an educator.