As one of the three main divisions of the Chinese Eighth Route Army, the 129th Division made a major contribution to the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan during the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, liberating 109 counties and towns, annihilating more than 420,000 Japanese puppet troops, and developing its troops from a division at the time of its establishment to a large corps of nearly 300,000 people.
General of the Eighth Route Army
The 129th Division is full of talents, fierce generals are like clouds, and the founding generals are in command,
There were 295 major generals, 48 lieutenant generals, 18 generals, 3 generals, and 2 marshals who had all served in the 129th Division.
So, who were the regimental commanders and chiefs of staff of the regiments of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army at the beginning of the formation? What rank was awarded to the founding fathers?
Uniform of the Eighth Route Army
Who were the regimental commanders and chiefs of staff of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army at the beginning of their formation?
The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, fully known as the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, was formed on August 25, 1937, and was reorganized from the cavalry regiment of the 15th Army and the 29th and 30th Armies of the Northwest Red Army and the 4th Army, the 31st Army and the 1st to 4th Independent Regiments of the Fourth Front of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. The division commander was Marshal Liu Bocheng, Marshal Xu Qianqian was the deputy division commander, and Lieutenant General Ni Zhiliang was the chief of staff, and there were two brigades under the command of the 385th Brigade (the brigade commander was General Wang Hongkun and the deputy brigade commander Wang Weizhou was notified), the 386th Brigade (the brigade commander was General Chen Geng and the deputy brigade commander General Chen Zaidao), as well as the teaching regiment and the battalions of special agents, artillery, engineers, heavy guards, and cavalry.
Former site of the 129th Division
Among them, there are 4 regimental-level formations: the 769th Regiment and 770 Regiment attached to the 385th Brigade and the 771st Regiment and 772nd Regiment subordinate to the 386th Brigade.
1. The 385th Brigade was the 769th Regiment, and the regimental commander was
Chen Xilian
, deputy head of the regiment
Wang Naigui
The Chief of Staff is
Fan Chaoli
。
2. The 385th Brigade had the 770th Regiment, and the regimental commander was
Zhang Caiqian
，
Hu Qicai
Deputy Head of Mission,
Yuan Yuan
Served as Chief of Staff.
3. The 771st Regiment of the 386th Brigade, the regimental commander is
Xu Shenji
The deputy head of the regiment is
Han Dong-san
The Chief of Staff is
Huang Xinyou
4. The 772nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade, the regimental commander is
Ye Chenghuan
、
Wang Near the Mountain
He was appointed deputy head of the regiment and chief of staff
Sun Jixian
Sculpture Square, the former site of the 129th Division Headquarters
At the beginning of the establishment of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, what ranks were conferred on the regimental commanders and chiefs of staff?
1. The 385th Brigade was headed by the 769th Regiment
Chen Xilian was awarded the rank of general in 1955
, Deputy Head of Mission
Wang Was awarded the rank of Major General in 1955
chief of staff
Fan Chaoli was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955
2. The 385th Brigade was headed by the 770th Regiment
Zhang Caiqian was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955
Deputy Head of Mission was awarded in 1955
Lieutenant General
military rank
chief of staff
He was awarded the rank of major general in 1955
3. 771st Regiment of the 386th Brigade Regiment, Regiment Commander
Awarded in 1955
Rank, Deputy Regimental Commander
Han Dongshan was awarded the rank of major general in 1955.
Huang Xinyou was awarded the rank of major general in 1955
4. 772nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade Regiment, Regiment Commander
Ye Chenghuan died for the country on April 18, 1938, at the age of 24, Wang Jinshan
Rank, Chief of Staff
military rank.
129 division old photo
3. Summary
At the beginning of the formation of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the regimental commanders and chiefs of staff were all founding generals, except for the leaders of the 769th Regiment
Chen Xilian was a general, a regiment-level cadre at that time
Most of the ranks awarded in 1955 were lieutenant general and major general
Portrait of the Founding General
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