In 1937, the Chinese military and civilians united the anti-Japanese united front, the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was reorganized into the National Revolutionary Army, with a regular army formation to participate in the anti-Japanese resistance, the main Red Army in northern Shaanxi was called the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, referred to as the Eighth Route Army. Under the structure of the Eighth Route Army, there were three divisions, namely the 115th, 120th, and 129th Divisions, and under the organization of the 115th Division, there were 343 brigades (685 and 686 regiments) and 344 brigades (687 and 688 regiments) outside the brigade, each brigade had two regiments under its jurisdiction, plus an independent regiment, for a total of 5 regiments.
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The senior cadres of the 115th Division, as long as they survived, later grew into famous founding generals.
So what ranks were awarded to regimental-level cadres such as regimental commanders and deputy regimental commanders of the five regiments at the beginning of the 115th Division's establishment, directors of the Political Training Office, etc. in 1955?
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I. Who were the regimental-level cadres of the 5 regiments at the beginning of the 115th Division of the 8th Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression?
1. The independent regiment of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army was formerly known as the Red 1st Division of the Red 1st Army, with General Yang Chengwu as the regimental commander, Huang Yongsheng as the deputy regimental commander, Luo Yuanfa as the director of the Political Training Office, and Xiong Botao as the chief of staff.
2. The 685th Regiment of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army was formerly known as the 2nd Division of the Red 1st Army, the regimental commander was General Yang Dezhi, General Chen Zhengxiang was the deputy regimental commander, Deng Hua was the director of the Political Training Office, Wu Faxian was the deputy director of the Political Training Office, and the chief of staff was Peng Mingji.
3. The commander of the 4th Division of the Red 1st Regiment of the 686th Regiment of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army was General Li Tianyou, General Yang Yong was the deputy regimental commander, Fu Zhuting was the director of the Political Training Office, and Peng Xiong was the chief of staff.
4. The 687th Regiment of the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army was reorganized from the 73rd Division and the 78th Division of the Red 15th Army, with Zhang Shaodong as the regimental commander, Han Zhenji as the deputy regimental commander, Cui Tianmin as the director of the Political Training Office, Tan Furen as the deputy director of the Political Training Office, and Lan Guoqing as the chief of staff.
5. The 688th Regiment of the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army was reorganized from the 74th Division and the 78th Division of the Red 15th Army, with Chen Jinxiu as the regimental commander, General Han Xianchu as the deputy regimental commander, Liu Zhen as the director of the Political Training Office, Wu Xinquan as the deputy director of the Political Training Office, and Lu Shaowu as the chief of staff.
Eighth route army
II. What ranks were awarded to the regimental-level cadres of the 5 regiments at the beginning of the 115th Division of the 8th Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression?
1. Yang Chengwu, the head of the Independent Regiment of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, was a native of Changting County, Fujian Province, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
Yang Chengwu
Deputy Regiment Commander Huang Yongsheng, a native of Xianning, Hubei Province, was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
Huang Yongsheng
Luo Yuanfa, director of the Political Training Office, was a native of Longyan, Fujian Province, and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
Luo Yuanfa
Chief of Staff Xiong Botao, a native of Wuhan, Hubei Province, was awarded the rank of major general in 1955.
Xiong Botao
2. Yang Dezhi, commander of the 685th Regiment of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, was a native of Zhuzhou, Hunan Province, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
Yang Dezhi
Deputy RegimentAllend Chen Zhengxiang, a native of Xinhua, Hunan, was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
Chen Zhengxiang
Deng Hua, the director of the Political Training Office, was a native of Chenxian County, Hunan Province, and was awarded the rank of general in 955.
Deng Hua
Wu Faxian, deputy director of the Political Training Office, was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
Chief of Staff Peng Mingji, a native of Changning, Hunan, was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
Peng Mingji
3. Li Tianyou, commander of the 686th Regiment of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, was a native of Lingui, Guangxi, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
Deputy RegimentAllenge Yang Yong, a native of Liuyang City, Changsha, Hunan Province, was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
Yang Yong
Fu Zhuting, director of the Political Training Office, was a native of Guangchang County, Jiangxi Province, and died in 1943.
Fu Zhu Ting
Chief of Staff Peng Xiong Jiangxi Yongxin, died in 1943.
Peng Xiong
4. Zhang Shaodong, commander of the 687th Regiment of the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, was a native of Shaanxi and rebelled against the enemy in 1938.
Zhang Shaodong
Deputy regimental commander Han Zhenji, a native of Gaoyi County, Hebei Province, was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
Han Zhenji
Cui Tianmin, a native of Suide County, Shaanxi Province, was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
Choi Tadamin
Tan Furen, deputy director of the Political Training Office, is a native of Shaoguan, Guangdong Province, and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
Tan Furen
Chief of Staff Lan Guoqing was a native of Hunan and rebelled against the enemy in 1938.
5. The 688th Regiment of the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the regimental commander Chen Jinxiu was a native of Gushi County, Henan, and died in 1938.
Chen Jinxiu
Deputy regimental commander Han Xianchu, a hong'an from Hubei Province, was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
Han Xianchu
Liu Zhen, director of the Political Training Office, was a filial piety from Xiaogan, Hubei Province, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
Liu Zhen
Wu Xinquan, deputy director of the Political Training Office, a native of Pingjiang, Hunan Province, was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
Wu Xinquan
Chief of Staff Lu Shaowu was a native of Wuming, Guangxi, and was awarded the rank of major general in 1955.
Lu Shaowu
3. Summary
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the regimental cadres of the 5 regiments at the beginning of the establishment of the 115th Division of the 8th Route Army were all founding generals of our army, except for those who sacrificed and rebelled against the enemy. Among them, when the rank of the main regiment was awarded after the founding of the People's Republic of China, most of the generals were above the rank of military rank, the majority of the deputy regimental level was lieutenant general, and there were only 2 major generals.
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