In 1950, when the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea broke out, although the New China Air Force was established not long ago, it still joined the volunteer army without hesitation and devoted itself to the Korean battlefield to contribute to the defense of the country.
Under the leadership of Commander Liu Zhen, the recruits have been tempered and eventually become the world's main air force that is intimidating to the US military. Today, we will tell the story of Liu Zhen, commander of the Volunteer Air Force, what experiences are worth learning from him?
In 1915, Liu Zhen, a native of Xiaogan, Hubei, was born in a poor peasant family. Influenced by progressive ideas, he began to participate in the local revolutionary movement in 1930.
At the age of 16, he joined the Red Army and became a soldier of the Red Army Guerrilla Brigade in Pixiao County, participating in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" battle in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet region. In 1933, Liu Zhen transferred to the Red 25th Army and began his lifelong military career.
The leadership of Cheng Zihua and Xu Haidong made the Red 25th Army an outstanding force, and they were the first troops to reach northern Shaanxi during the Long March. In northern Shaanxi, Liu Zhen's troops were reorganized into the Red 15th Army Corps, and he was also quickly promoted, successively serving as the political commissar of the 225th Regiment and the 223rd Regiment of the 75th Division of the Red 15th Army Corps, and participated in battles such as the Battle of Zhiluo Town, laying the foundation for the Red Army's foothold in northern Shaanxi.
In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Zhen fought bravely in the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and then he joined the Fourth Brigade of the Fourth Column of the Eighth Route Army as a brigade commander, and successfully opened up the base area of the Henan-Anhui Soviet Border Region.
In 1941, the outbreak of the Southern Anhui Incident, the New Fourth Army suffered heavy losses, in order to help the New Fourth Army rebuild, the fourth column of the Eighth Route Army was reorganized into the Fourth Division of the New Fourth Army, Liu Zhen was appointed as the commander of the Tenth Brigade, and witnessed the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan with the New Fourth Army.
During the Liberation War, Liu Zhen went to the northeast and participated in major battles such as the Liaoshen Campaign, and was appointed as the commander of the 39th Army of Siye. He followed Siye into the customs and was one of the heroes who created New China.
Liu Zhen was an outstanding military commander and a hero who made great contributions to the construction of the Air Force. During his tenure as commander of the air force of the Central South Military Region and the Northeast Military Region, with firm conviction and outstanding command ability, he led the Air Force of the Chinese People's Volunteers to achieve brilliant results in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, making the Air Force of the Chinese People's Volunteers one of the major air forces in the world and gaining the prestige of the Air Force.
His bravery and courage won him admiration and respect. In addition, he also made a lot of basic work for the development of the Air Force of New China and cultivated a large number of outstanding talents.
However, during that movement in the sixties of the last century, he was unfortunately hit and left with a lifelong disability, but fortunately, *** came forward to protect him. Liu Zhen was a great soldier and national hero, and his deeds will forever be recorded in history.
Liu Zhen was appointed deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region in 1973, and later served as commander of the Xinjiang Military Region and vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences. In 1992, Liu Zhen died of illness in Beijing at the age of 77.
His son Liu Weidong, born in 1942, joined the army at the age of 18 and served in the Navy for a long time, serving as the political commissar of the 32nd Submarine Detachment of the Navy and the Yulin Base of the Navy.
Liu Weidong was awarded the rank of rear admiral when the PLA restored his military rank. In 1997, he served as deputy political commissar of the South China Sea Fleet. Subsequently, he was transferred to the Nanjing Military Region and continued to serve as deputy political commissar.
In 2001, at the age of 59, Liu Weidong was promoted to vice admiral.