The Reserve Corps of the Third Field Army (East China Military Region) was formed in August 1948, and the commander of the corps was Lin Weixian (founding lieutenant general). The Reserve Corps consisted of 4 divisions, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Divisions. Let's talk to you about who are the commanders and political commissars of these 4 divisions, and what is the outcome?
The commander of the 1st Division was Liu Shixiang, and the political commissar was Xu Zaixian.
Liu Shixiang (1913-1993), a native of Ji'an, Jiangxi, joined the Red Army in 1930, served as the commander of the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment, 3rd Division, 7th Regiment of the Red Ninth Army, participated in the Long March, and during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression served as the commander of the Teaching Battalion of the New Fourth Army, the chief of staff of the 1st Detachment, the chief of staff of the 7th Division, the chief of staff of the 20th Brigade, and later the commander of the 1st Infantry Division of the Reserve Corps. He was awarded the rank of colonel in 1955 and promoted to major general in 1964. He was later transferred to the Navy and died on 17 February 1993 at the age of 80.
Xu Zaixian (1912-1982), a native of Macheng, Hubei Province, joined the Red Army in 1928 and successively served as squad leader, section chief, and director of the Military Political Department of the Red Fourth Front. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the commander of the advancing column of the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army and the commander of the teaching regiment. During the Liberation War, he served as the secretary of the Party Committee of the 1st Infantry Division of the Reserve Corps of the Erye (East China Military Region) and the political commissar of the Jiangyin Fortress Division. Died On June 30, 1992. He was 80 years old.
The commander of the 2nd Division was Shan Hong, and the political commissar was Yan Chengshan.
Shan Hong (1914-2002), a native of Xintai, Shandong, joined the revolution in 1931, joined the Eighth Route Army after participating in the anti-Japanese armed uprising in Laolaishan during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and successively served as the squadron leader, battalion commander, regimental commander, 2nd regiment commander of the 4th detachment of the Shandong Column of the Eighth Route Army, chief of staff, deputy commander and commander of the 3rd Military Subdistrict of the Luzhong Military Region, and was awarded the rank of colonel in 1955 and died in 2002 at the age of 88.
Yan Chengshan (1910–1975) was a native of Hanyang, Hubei Province. He joined the Red Army in 1930, served as a company instructor, battalion instructor, and director of the regimental political office of the Red Army, participated in the Long March, and during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the political commissar of the 15th Regiment of the 5th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the director of the Political Office of the 14th Regiment, the political commissar of the Ministry of Health of the Shandong Bohai Naval Region, and the political commissar of the 21st Regiment of the 11th Brigade of the Shandong Military Region.
The commander of the 3rd Division was Wu Shefeng (whose life deeds are unknown), political commissar Xin Yizhi, and deputy division commander He Yunli.
Xin Yizhi (1917-2009), a native of Nanpi, Hebei Province, joined the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Group of the Eighth Route Army in 1938, successively serving as the director of the Political Department of the 16th Regiment of the 6th Brigade of the 115th Division, the director of the Political Department of the 3rd Military Sub-district of Jilubian, the political commissar of the Coastal Defense Column of the Bohai Region, and the deputy political commissar of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Erye (East China Field Army) Reserve Corps.
He Yunli (1915-1982), a native of Jinzhai, Anhui, joined the Red Army in 1930, served as a squad leader, platoon leader and company commander in the Red 25th Army, participated in the Long March, and later served as deputy commander of the Dingfenghuai Detachment of the 2nd Division of the New Fourth Army, deputy commander of the 3rd Division of the Bohai Third Sub-district and commander of the 15th Regiment, deputy commander of the 3rd Division and 4th Division of the Reserve Corps of the East China Military Region, was awarded the rank of colonel in 1955, and died on June 14, 1982 at the age of 67.
The commander of the 4th Division was Zhou Shaokun, and the political commissar was Liu Yaozong.
Zhou Shaokun (1910-1999), a native of Jishui, Jiangxi, joined the revolution in 1926 and served as a platoon commander of the 1st Company of the 13th Regiment of the Independent 5th Division of the Jiangxi Military Region, a political instructor and company commander of the 5th Company of the 6th Regiment of the Independent 5th Division, and a company commander after the establishment of the New Fourth Army. He was awarded the rank of colonel in 1955 and died on 27 October 1999 at the age of 89.
Liu Yaozong (1918 ~2013), a native of Xingguo, Jiangxi, joined the Red Army in 1932, served as an officer of the Youth Section and a company instructor of the Political Department of the 29th Red Army, participated in the Long March, and after the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he successively served as the instructor of the Eighth Route Army's left-behind corps, the deputy political commissar and director of the political department of the Military Sub-district of the South Naval Sub-district of the Jiaodong Military Region, and the deputy political commissar of the Fourth Division of the East China Reserve Corps. He was awarded the rank of colonel in 1955 and promoted to major general in 1961. He died on December 12, 2013, at the age of 95.
The main purpose and task of the reserve corps was to be responsible for receiving, sending, and training new recruits and for receiving, training, and handling prisoners. On August 1, 1949, the regiment was abolished, and the units were added to the Special Forces Column and the Second Field Army.
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