One of the three heroes of Huangpu, General Chen Geng, the founding general of the Republic.
Chen Geng's (February 27, 1903 – March 16, 1961) story covers a number of historical periods and military operations.
Whampoa Military Academy: Chen Geng was the first graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, and stayed at the military academy as a company commander and deputy captain.
Study in the Soviet Union: In 1926, Chen Geng went to the Soviet Union to study, and returned to China a year later to participate in the Nanchang Uprising.
Red Army period: In the Red Army, Chen Geng held many positions, including the commander of the 12th Division of the Red Fourth Front Army and the commander of the 1st Division of the 1st Red Army. He served as the head of the ** column cadre regiment during the Long March.
Anti-Japanese War: After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Geng served as the commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and served as the commander of several military regions and columns. He held off the Japanese army in the border areas of Hubei and Jiangxi, and broke through into Hunan due to the use of poison gas by the Japanese army in the Battle of Wuning.
During the War of Liberation, Chen Geng held various positions in the War of Liberation, including Commander and Political Commissar of the Fourth Corps of the Second Field Army, Deputy Commander of the Southwest Military Region and Commander of the Yunnan Military Region.
During the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea: In 1951, Chen Geng served as the deputy commander of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the commander and political commissar of the Third Corps, and later served in the Volunteer Army.
Other positions: Chen Geng also served as the president and political commissar of the PLA Military Engineering College, the deputy chief of the general staff of the PLA, the deputy director of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, and the vice minister of national defense.
Chen Geng's life was full of military struggles and struggles for the revolutionary cause, and he made great contributions to China's revolution and national defense construction. He has demonstrated outstanding military talent and firm revolutionary conviction in various historical periods, and has won widespread praise and respect.