In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was emphasized that in order to cope with complex mechanized modern warfare, it was necessary to select commanders with strong organizational ability and leadership skills, and to form a sound and intelligent command organ, so the regularization mechanism of the General Staff began to be constantly improved.
As the leading institution for the military work of the national armed forces, the General Headquarters of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, under the leadership of the Central Military Commission, is responsible for leading the military construction of the national armed forces and organizing and directing the military operations of the national armed forces.
A careful look at the General Staff after the founding of the People's Republic of China shows that since *** concurrently served as Chief of the General Staff, the General Staff has been held by a number of revolutionary fathers in leading positions.
In 1951, Su Yu returned to China after recuperating in the Soviet Union, and on November 12 of the same year, he was appointed as the second deputy chief of the General Staff of the People's Revolutionary Military Committee, and concurrently served as the deputy commander of the East China Military Region.
After that, he began his career in the General Staff. On October 31, 1954, ** was reappointed, and Su Yu became Chief of the General Staff of the General Staff, a position he held until 1958.
Therefore, at the 1955 investiture ceremony, Su Yu accepted the title as chief of the General Staff.
As for the reason why General Su Yu was awarded the rank of general, most people are familiar with it because of his brilliant achievements on the battlefield. However, when he was transferred from the battlefield to the General Staff, from 1951 to around 1958, although the time was not long, during that time, the country changed from a state of war to a state of peace, and the army building also changed from a low stage to an advanced stage.
During this period, he organized the drafting of New China's first national defense operation plan, put forward the concept of building an active defense system, promoted the regularization and modernization of our affairs, and promoted the development of military academies.
All these have had a profound impact on the future of New China.
In December 1952, Huang Kecheng had just taken office as the head of the General Logistics Department, but he still focused on his work and planned to make some achievements in this position.
Therefore, he rejected the post of third deputy chief of the General Staff. However, ** told him that he had agreed to put the work of the General Logistics Department in his hands, and that this decision had been approved by *** and ***.
After Huang Kecheng assumed the post of chief of the General Staff, he immediately began to make arrangements for the work of the General Logistics Department and began to work in the General Staff Department. At the beginning of March 1953, after receiving instructions to leave Beijing and recuperate in East China, the burden of the daily work of the General Staff fell on Huang Kecheng's shoulders.
When he went out, Huang Kecheng shouldered the heavy responsibility of presiding over the daily work of the Military Commission and holding regular meetings to discuss large and small affairs, and his work pressure was very high, but he always stuck to his post and deepened and continued the work of the General Staff until Su Yu took over this position after his body.
At the time of the conferment of the title in 1955, Huang Kecheng was awarded the rank of general, and after Su Yu stepped down, he took over as chief of the General Staff.
On October 31, 1954, General Chen Geng was appointed Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army. Although it was difficult for him to take care of the work of deputy chief of the general staff at the same time due to the approval of General Chen Geng's transfer on July 8, 1952, General Su Yu entrusted him with the work of operations in the peaceful years at that time, and his work was not busy.
Therefore, General Chen Geng performed the corresponding duties brilliantly. In addition, because of General Su Yu's trust in General Chen Geng, he would occasionally entrust him with the important task of presiding over the work of the General Staff.
In general, General Chen Geng handled everything thoroughly, but due to his busy schedule, it was inevitable that some small mistakes would occur.
Now that the War Department has seen it, then there is no problem. ”
The day after this news was reported, the news of the criticism reached the General Staff Headquarters. According to the regulations, only the Military Commission has the right to approve the indication of units above the division level, and this news clearly violates this provision.
This is obviously a misunderstanding, but whether it is General Wang Shangrong or General Chen Geng, they are willing to take responsibility. However, General Su Yu said that as chief of the General Staff, he should be held responsible.
General Chen Geng's deeds and achievements in the General Staff are rare, but there is no doubt that General Su Yu's merits in the construction of the squadron are undoubted, which also includes the contributions of General Chen Geng and other leaders of the General Staff.
Overall, this is a very complicated history.
After the signing of the Korean armistice, General Li Kenong became one of the most concerned figures because he was once called the "Three Heroes of Longtan". Even his experience in the General Staff is much inferior.
During the period of the Red Army, our party relied on the heroic transmission of Li Kenong and others to avoid many heavy losses. Therefore, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Kenong successively served as the Minister of Intelligence, the Minister of the General Intelligence Department of the Military Commission, and in 1955, he also served as the Minister of the Investigation Department of the Communist Party of China.
In the 1955 award, Li Kenong, as deputy chief of the General Staff of the General Staff, was awarded the rank of general, becoming the only general who did not lead troops to fight.
In November 1952, Zhang Zongxun was appointed deputy chief of the General Staff, a position he held for the following decades until June 1973, when he was appointed head of the General Logistics Department.
During this period, in April 1955, with the approval of the ** Military Commission, he integrated the Military Training Department of the General Staff, the Military School Management Department, and the Military Publishing Bureau into a new body.
At the same time as Zhang Zongxun held the corresponding post in the General Staff, he was also appointed deputy director of the training director and, according to the regulations, concurrently served as the director of the military school. Compared with the work of the General Staff, the Training Directorate is responsible for military training and other work, which is very important for ensuring the army's combat capability in peacetime, so Zhang Zongxun's main energy is also concentrated in this aspect.
In the 1955 conferment, he was awarded the rank of general.
In 1954, General ** was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, he has actively devoted himself to the development of the motherland's northwest frontier and shouldered the heavy task of reclaiming Xinjiang.
* In 1954, the general was appointed not only deputy chief of the General Staff, but also commander of the Railway Corps and political commissar. Therefore, building railways and leading the railroad soldiers was his important task.
The background of the era was the tense situation along the southeast coast and the need to open sea lanes to consolidate national defense. This has also been made explicit.
To solve the blockade of the Taiwan Strait and the Taiwan issue of the US Seventh Fleet, two key figures are inseparable: one is Wang Bingnan, who is negotiating with the United States; The other is **, he led an army of 100,000 to repair the Yingxia Railway.
The importance of the general's rush to repair the Yingxia Railway has already been revealed, and this task has delayed the work of the General Staff a lot. However, after the completion of the Yingxia Railway, General ** was not able to serve in the General Staff as he wished, because he was selected to establish the Ministry of Reclamation, and this is the reason why General ** was still unable to take up his post in the General Staff until he left office in October 1959.
In October 1954, General Xu Shiyou was appointed deputy chief of the general staff, but before he could take office, in March 1955, he was appointed to be transferred to the Nanjing Military Region as commander.
As one of the major military regions, the Nanjing Military Region was responsible for heavy affairs, so until he stepped down in October 1959, General Xu Shiyou did not take up his post at the General Staff Headquarters.
Looking back at the 1955 award, General Xu Shiyou was awarded the rank of general.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, General Deng Hua returned to China in 1954 and successively served as the first deputy commander and acting commander of the Northeast Military Region, taking overall responsibility for the work of the Northeast Military Region.
In October of the same year, General Deng Hua was appointed deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army, a position he held until 1955, when he was awarded the rank of general.
General Peng Shaohui became deputy chief of the general staff in October 1954, and soon after, like General Zhang Zongxun, he changed his focus due to the establishment of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Training Directorate and concurrently served as deputy director of the Training Directorate.
During this time, he served as Deputy Minister of the Directorate of Training and also as Minister of Military Science and Doctrine. When the Academy of Military Sciences was established in 1957, he again served as vice president, and it was not until 1960 that General Peng Shaohui returned to the General Staff and continued to work on the modernization of the army.
At the 1955 ceremony, he was awarded the rank of general.
General Zhang Aiping took over as deputy chief of the General Staff in October 1954, but only two months before he was appointed commander and political commissar of the eastern Zhejiang front.
Then, in January 1955, General Zhang Aiping led the first joint landing operation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). Under his leadership, he formulated 10 articles on the work system and working methods of the General Staff Headquarters, as well as important documents such as the development direction and organization of the PLA during the Second Five-Year Plan.
When he was awarded the medal in 1955, General Zhang Aiping was honorably awarded the rank of general.
General Yang Chengwu served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff in 1954, was subsequently promoted to First Deputy Chief of the General Staff in 1965, and served as Acting Chief of the General Staff after stepping down from the post of Chief of the General Staff at the end of 1965 until the abolition of the post of Acting Chief of the General Staff in March 1968.
During his tenure of office for more than 20 years, General Yang Chengwu not only made important contributions to the modernization of our army, but also organized and commanded our army's operations on many occasions. These include the shelling of Kinmen in 1958, the 1962 self-defense counterattack against India, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam.
Looking back at the 1955 award, General Yang Chengwu was awarded the rank of general.
At the same time as being appointed deputy chief of the general staff, General Han Xianchu also received the appointment of commander of the Fuzhou Military Region and first secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, just like everyone else.
General Han Xianchu was in charge of the local military and political affairs, and his busy schedule made it impossible for him to take care of the work of the General Staff. Looking back at the 1955 award, General Han Xianchu, like several other deputy chiefs of the General Staff, was awarded the rank of general.