Nomination, the youngest commissar of our army,Military political commissar Wang Wende
Wang Wende, a native of Zibo, Shandong Province, was born in January 1926 and died in October 1992.
In March 1941, he joined the revolution and joined the Eighth Route Army. In 1942, he became a member of the Communist Party of China. He successively served as a soldier, a commander, an instructor, an instructor, a regimental political commissar, a regimental commander, chief of staff of the 128th Division, a division commander, a deputy political commissar of the 42nd Army, and a political commissar of the 43rd Army.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he participated in many battles such as the anti-Japanese encroachment battle, the liberation of Yihezhuang Campaign, the Zhanhua Offensive Battle, the summer campaign in 1944, and the battle to recover Huimin, Jiyang, Yanshan, Wudi, Ningjin, Gaohe and other counties in 1945, showing extraordinary courage and wisdom.
During the War of Liberation, he participated in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the Battle of Changchun, the Battle of Siping, the Battle of Liaoyang, the Battle of Jinzhou, the Battle of Liaoshen, the Battle of Pingjin, the Battle of Guangzhou, and the Battle of Guangdong-Guizhou.
His commanding skills were highly praised, and in January 1949, he was credited with great merit for his outstanding leadership and military demeanor.
On the eve of the liberation of Hainan Island, our troops conducted sea training and trained the northern landlubbers to become dragons in the sea. On March 10, 1950, he actively participated in the battle to liberate Hainan Island.
During the sea-crossing operation, he led his troops to successfully damage the enemy ** using wooden boats, and then resolutely forced to land on the island. He participated in the battles of Haikou, Wenchang, Qionghai, and Yulin Port, the Annihilation Battle of Xincun Port, and the Battle of Sanya Port.
With his outstanding military exploits, he was once again awarded the title of meritorious service. His unit was also awarded the honor of "Pioneer Battalion for Crossing the Sea" by the 43rd Army.
After the liberation of Hainan, he was brave and fearless, and successfully defeated ** with a wooden boat. In order to defend the tuntian, he was ordered to establish three farms. In 1962, the Taiwanese Kuomintang army carried out an airborne landing in the area of Wuzhi Mountain, and he led his subordinates to successfully annihilate the enemy army and capture the enemy commander.
Comrades-in-arms reunited, Wang Wende (right) and Sun Youli (left), commander of the sea-crossing pioneer battalion. On August 1, 1967, during the Army Day, under the influence of ultra-leftist ideology, tens of thousands of Red Guards gathered from all over the country to Luohu Port in Shenzhen, chanting slogans of "recovering Hong Kong" and "liberating Hong Kong", intending to rush through the customs.
The British authorities in Hong Kong were on high alert, deploying British infantry, artillery, tanks and air force, and conducting live-fire exercises. In order to protect the lives of the Red Guards and avoid major diplomatic incidents, the prime minister ordered Wang Wende, commander of the 128th Division stationed in Bao'an County, to lead his troops to deal with it.
Wang Wende resolutely carried out the party's policy, and he did not fight back or scold the Red Guards' attacks. When the Red Guards were about to rush through the border with the train, he resolutely sat on the tracks and prevented the situation from expanding with his actions, successfully avoiding a major diplomatic incident.
** The Prime Minister praised Wang Wende's resolute spirit in carrying out his orders, and considered him an excellent general with "two visions" of military and politics. Therefore, he personally nominated 42-year-old Wang Wende to serve as the political commissar of the 43rd Army, becoming the youngest military political commissar in the whole army at that time.
Comrade Wang Wende was elected as a deputy to the 9th, 10th and 11th National Congresses of the Communist Party of China.
Wang Wende and his wife, Tao Xiuchun, joined the military in March 1949.
*Courtesy of Wang Chaoying, the son of Wang Wende's seniors, and the content has been reviewed by him. It can be seen that the protagonists in ** are Wang Wende and his wife Tao Xiuchun, as well as their whole family.