In December 1959, China granted amnesty to 30 war criminals in custody, which was also the first time since the founding of New China that war criminals were pardoned. So, of the 30 war criminals who received amnesty at that time, which 4 were Whampoa I generals? How long have they been held separately? And what happened next? Let's move on.
1. Du Yuming. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Du Yuming served as the commander of the 5th Army, became famous in the Bloody Battle of Kunlun Pass, and later served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force, leading the troops to participate in the Indo-Burma battlefield and making many achievements. Captured in January 1949. In December 1959, Du was released as one of the first amnesty war criminals, at the age of 55, and held for nearly 11 years. He died in Beijing in 1981 at the age of 77.
Second, Song Xilian. Song Xilian is a native of Xiangxiang, Hunan, in 1924 was admitted to the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, in the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Song Xilian successively participated in the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Lanfeng, and the Battle of Western Yunnan, and had a very good performance. By December 1949 he was captured. In December 1959, Song Xilian was freed as one of the first amnesty war criminals, at the age of 52, and imprisoned for a full 10 years. He died in New York in 1993 at the age of 86.
Third, it has expanded its feelings. Zeng Guoqing, a native of Weiyuan, Sichuan, was admitted to the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy in 1924, and after graduation, he mainly engaged in political work, and in December 1959, Zeng Kuanqing was released as the first batch of amnesty war criminals, at the age of 55 at the time, and detained for a full 10 years. He died of illness in Benxi, Liaoning Province in 1983 at the age of 89.
4. Zhou Zhenqiang. Zhou Zhenqiang, a native of Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, was submitted to the Whampoa Military Academy in 1924 to study in the first phase, and after graduation, he stayed in the school to work, and later served as Chiang Kai-shek's attendant staff officer and aide-de-camp. In the War of Resistance Against Japan, Zhou Zhenqiang participated in the Battle of Songhu and the Defense of Nanjing, and was also an anti-Japanese patriotic general. Captured in May 1949. In December 1959, Zhou Zhenqiang was released as one of the first amnesty war criminals, at the age of 56, and detained for 10 and a half years. He died in 1988 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, at the age of 85.