The Red 15th Army Corps was the latest in the history of the Red Army's war. Like the more familiar Red First Army, Red Second Army, Red Third Army, Red Fifth Army, and Red Sixth Army Corps, all of which were established between 1930 and 1933. The Red 15th Army was established in 1935, which was formed by the Red 25th Army led by General Xu Haidong and the Northern Shaanxi Red Army led by Liu Zhidan.
The newly formed Red 15 Corps had a total number of about 7,000 people. At that time, the Red 15 Corps was definitely the main force in the ranks of the Red Army. The Red Second Front Army went south to meet the Red Second Army, and the Red Fourth Front Army went north. In the Eastern Expeditionary Campaign, the Red 15th Army served as the vanguard army, opening the way for the Eastern Expeditionary Army and participating in battles such as Mountain Castle.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, all the officers and men of the Red 15th Army Corps went to the front line and devoted themselves to the cause of the Anti-Japanese War. The regiment number was revoked and reorganized into the 115th Brigade of the 344th Division of the Eighth Route Army.
Although, the Red 15 Corps existed for a shorter time. However, the members of the leading group of the Red 15 Army Corps are all the best military and political cadres in the history of our army's war.
The commander of the Red 15th Army was General Xu Haidong. He was originally the commander of the Red 25th Army, and he was unanimously recognized by everyone as a fierce general. Because of this, after the formation of the Red 15 Corps, he became the highest military commander of this unit. Including the later reorganization of the Red 15th Army into the 344th Brigade, he was also the military commander of this unit.
General Xu Haidong made indelible contributions to the revolutionary cause, and the great Grandpa Mao praised him: He is a man of great merit. Therefore, after the founding of New China, Xu Haidong was awarded the rank of general, and his position was second only to General Su Yu.
You must know that the general Su Yu is unanimously recognized as the founding general of the country who has the military exploits of the marshal. General Xu Haidong can be ranked after him, which also fully shows that the credit of General Xu Haidong is very great.
General Xu Haidong, who won the rank of general, was also one of the 36 military strategists of New China.
The political commissar of the Red 15th Army was General Cheng Zihua, although at this time he was in a civilian position. But in fact, Cheng Zihua is a military general who served as the commander of the Red 25th Army. Including in his future military career, almost all of them served as military commanders in the people's army. Especially during the Liberation War, Cheng Zihua was the main general on the Northeast battlefield and one of the leaders of the Northeast Democratic Autonomous Army.
In the operation to liberate the three northeastern provinces, Cheng Zihua fully displayed his outstanding military ability and made great achievements in promoting the liberation of the northeast region. Therefore, when the whole army was reorganized, he became one of the commanders of the four major corps of the Fourth Field Army. He led the 13th Corps to fight south, liberated North China, participated in the war of liberation in Central China, went south to Liangguang, and eliminated the Gui warlord group in Guangxi.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Cheng Zihua devoted himself to local construction, so he passed by the military rank.
The deputy commander of the Red 15th Army was Liu Zhidan, who also served as chief of staff. Liu Zhidan was one of the founders of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, and he joined the revolution very early and belonged to a famous Red Army general with very old qualifications.
But it is a pity that in the later Eastern Expedition Campaign, General Liu Zhidan died heroically at the age of 33.
Although General Liu Zhidan was not able to witness the victory of the revolution, his contribution to the revolution has not been forgotten. In 1994, Liu Zhidan was crowned a contemporary military strategist. At the same time, he is also one of the 100 heroes and models who have made outstanding contributions to the founding of New China.
The director of the political department of the Red 15th Army is Gao Gang, who is also from the Red Army in northern Shaanxi and belongs to an outstanding political worker. Gao Gang is good at doing rear work, and has accumulated rich work experience.
Everyone may be a little unfamiliar with Gao Gang, but his status in the party is very high, and he has been entrusted with important tasks by his superiors many times. And each time, he successfully fulfilled the tasks assigned to him by the supreme leadership organ.
During the War of Liberation, Gao Gang advanced into the northeast and established a rear base area in the northeast to provide logistical support and support the main force in combat. After the establishment of the Northeast Military Region, he was the commander and political commissar of the military district.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Gao Gang was one of the commanders of the six major military regions, and also served as the vice chairman.
But it is regrettable that in 1954, Gao Gang's ambitions were inflated, and he was dissatisfied with the status quo, so he participated in the struggle for the highest power, and his position was revoked.
Summary: The Red 15th Army, which was established at the latest, produced two military strategists, Xu Haidong and Liu Zhidan. A vice chairman, Gao Gang, and an outstanding military general, Cheng Zihua.