Founding Lieutenant General Zeng Zesheng was the deputy commander of the Kuomintang First Corps and commander of the 60th Army until October 17, 1948. On October 17, General Zeng led an uprising and joined the cause of people's liberation. His actions contributed greatly to the peaceful liberation of Changchun and the victory in the Liaoshen Campaign.
On January 2, 1949, the Zeng Zesheng Department of the Changchun Uprising was reorganized into the 50th Army of the People's Liberation Army, with Zeng Zesheng as the commander and Xu Wenlie as the political commissar. The 50th Army had four divisions, namely the 148th 149th 150th 167th Division.
Let's talk to you about who are the division commanders and political commissars of these four divisions?
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Commander of the 148th Division: Bai Zhaoxue.
Bai Zhaoxue was a native of Rongfeng, Yunnan, and his birth and death are unknown. After graduating from the 17th Infantry Section of the Yunnan Army's Daowutang and the Huangpu Military Academy Cadre Training Class, he successively graduated from the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Huangpu Military Academy, the director of the 8th Division of the 3rd Army, the chief of staff of the 540th Brigade of the 183rd Division of the 60th Army, the commander of the 548th Regiment of the 183rd Division of the newly organized 3rd Army, the deputy brigade commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the Dianqian Appeasement Office, and the commander of the 182nd Division of the 60th Army. He participated in the uprising in Changchun on October 17, 1948. Later, he served as the commander of the 148th Division of the 50th Army, participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and transferred to Yunnan Province after returning to China.
Political Commissar: Chen Yizhen.
Chen Yizhen is a native of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, born in 1918, graduated from Tsinghua University, joined the revolution in 1937, joined the New Fourth Army in 1939, served as director of the political department of the 13th Brigade of the 5th Division of the New Fourth Army, director of the Political Department of the 13th Brigade of the 2nd Column of the Central Plains Military Region, and other positions. He was awarded the rank of colonel in 1955 and died on 7 October 1978 at the age of 60.
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Commander of the 149th Division: Long Yao.
Long Yao is a native of Jinyang, Sichuan, born in 1908, graduated from the Yunnan Army Officers' Cadet Corps, and has served in the Yunnan Army for a long time. He successively served as the battalion commander of the guard battalion of the 60th Army, the commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 4th Brigade of the Yunnan Andqian Appeasement Office, the deputy commander and division commander of the 21st Provisional Division of the 60th Army, the commander of the 149th Division after participating in the Changchun Uprising, and then participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and after returning to China, he transferred to Sichuan to work. He died in August 1977 at the age of 69.
Political Commissar: Li Guilin.
Li Guilin is a native of Pingjiang, Hunan, born in 1913, joined the Red Army in 1930, successively served as the chief of the propaganda section and the chief of the organization section of the political department of the Red 29 army, participated in the Long March, served as an instructor of the second regiment of the eighth route army's left-behind regiment during the War of Resistance, the director of the political office of the regimental political office, the director of the political office of the 715th regiment of the 358th brigade of the 120th division, and after entering the northeast, he served as the director of the political department of the Northeast Independent 5th Division and the political commissar of the 149th division of the 50th Army, and was awarded the rank of major general in 1955, and died on July 18, 1981, at the age of 68.
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Commander of the 150th Division: Li Zuo.
Li Zuo was a native of Dali, Yunnan, born in 1913, graduated from the Yunnan Jiaowu School, successively served as the commander, regimental commander, and deputy division commander of the 60th Army, served as the commander of the 150th Division after participating in the Changchun Uprising, and later participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. He died on 21 September 2009 at the age of 96.
Political Commissar: Li Guanyuan.
Born in 1912 in Huairou, Beijing, Li Guanyuan graduated from the National Pingbei Normal University, participated in the Shandong Lailaishan Armed Uprising in 1938, and successively served as the director of the political department of the 6th Detachment of the Shandong People's Anti-Japanese Guerrilla, the political commissar and director of the political department of the 1st Military Subdistrict of the Luxi Military Region, and the deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the Jiaodongbei Naval Subdistrict. After entering the northeast, he successively served as the political commissar of the 1st Detachment of the 2nd Column of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army, the political commissar of the 10th Brigade of the 4th Column of the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army, the director of the Political Department directly under the Siye Headquarters, and the political commissar of the 150th Division of the 50th Army.
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Commander of the 167th Division: Wang Jiashan.
Born in 1903 in Heilongjiang Bayan, Wang Jiashan was a native of Bayan, Heilongjiang, a graduate of the Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer School and a university of the Japanese Army, and served as the commander of the 4th Brigade of the Puppet Manchurian Infantry Division, the chief of staff of the 7th Military District Headquarters, and the commander of the 58th Division of the 52nd Army of the Kuomintang government. He later led his troops to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and after returning to China, he transferred to Work in Liaoning Province, and died on January 23, 1979, at the age of 76.
Political Commissar: Zhang Zizhen
Zhang Zizhen is a native of Lingshi, Shanxi, born in 1913, joined the Red Army in 1936, successively served as an instructor of the 2nd Independent Battalion Company of the Western Jinxi Guerrilla Army, an officer of the Political Department of the Red 15th Army, the director of the Enemy Engineering Department of the Political Department of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the deputy director of the Enemy Engineering Department of the Political Department of the Shandong Military Region, the political commissar of the Independent 5th Division of the Liaodong Military Region, the political commissar of the 167th Division of the 50th Army, participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, was awarded the rank of major general in 1955, and died on August 22, 1982, at the age of 69.
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