preface
One day in July 1927, the seeds of communism were burning in the land of this great eastern power, and since then the vigorous Red Revolution has broken out!
The frenzy of revolution swept through all of China, and aspiring young people from all over the country joined the revolutionary party and contributed to the liberation of the people. However, this was due to the excessive trust of our Party in the Kuomintang and the erroneous judgment of the Party Central Committee on the situation at that time. This led to the tragedy of the "April 12 Counter-Revolutionary Coup". This is the lesson of blood and tears!
Subsequently, our Party and the Kuomintang began a second civil revolutionary war.
During this period of war, there were many brave and good Red Army troops. They have no complaints, and without exception they have thrown their heads and spilled their blood for the sake of revolution,
However, one of the teams, the Red 27th Army, was very special, because the rank of the commander of the Red 27th Army was only a major general!
This is far less than the ranks awarded by other officers and cadres at the leading level of the Red 27 Military Commission! Why?
1. Wang Ping - Admiral
Wang Ping, military commissar of the 27th Army. His hometown is in Yangxin County, Hubei Province, as early as 1930 he followed the Red Army team to participate in the revolution, after becoming the Red Army Wang Ping studied seriously and worked hard, before the Huining Division, Wang Ping has been holding a number of important positions in the Red Army system, which is enough to reflect the organizational recognition of Wang Ping's work! After Wang Ping and the Red Army participated in the famous Long March retreat, after the Red Army successfully met the division in northern Shaanxi, Wang Ping was assigned by the Party Central Committee to the Red 27 Army as a military political commissar.
After the outbreak of the National War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Ping held important positions in the Eighth Route Army system.
During this period, Wang Ping served as the chief of the organization section of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, an important position, and it should be known that the organization section is a department that manages all officers and cadres up and down the whole army!
In the later stages of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Ping was again assigned to the Jizhong Military Region to serve as the political commissar of the military region, and also served as the director of the political department of the Jijin Military Region. During the Liberation War, he was sent to the Beiyue Military Region to serve as the second political commissar and also the political commissar of the first column of the military region. After that, he successively served as the commander of the Beiyue Military Region and the commander of the Chahar Military Region.
After the founding of New China, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea broke out. Wang Ping was appointed by the organization as the first political commissar of the 20th Corps, and joined the Volunteer Army in the Korean War, after which he made many military achievements, and later in the war he was promoted to the general political commissar of the Volunteer Army.
After returning to China, he served as the first political commissar of the Wuhan Military Region and the political commissar of the Platon Military Academy.
Later, when he was awarded the rank in 1955, because Wang Ping's position was at the rank of a regular regiment, the rank of general in this position was given the rank of general, so he was rightfully rated as a general.
2. Li Zhimin - Admiral
Li Zhimin is the director of the Military Political Department of the Red 27th Army.
Coming from a peasant family in Liuyang County, Hunan Province, he grew up and was called upon by the revolution to join the Revolution with the Red Army in 1927. Like Wang Ping, he also held important positions in the Red Army system, and participated in the Long March with the Red Army after the Huining Division. After the end of the Long March, the 27th Army was reorganized, after which Li Zhimin was organizationally assigned to the 27th Army as the director of the military political department.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Zhimin originally served in the Yan'an Kang Da, and successively served as the column commander and political commissar of the Fifth Column of the Kang Da, the chief of the Organization Section and the Cadre Section, the director of the Organization Department, and the director of the Political Department of the Second Branch of the Kang Da. In the later stages of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Zhimin was again transferred to the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.
He has successively held many important positions in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, including deputy political commissar of the First Subdistrict, director of the Organization Department of the Political Department of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, political commissar of the First Sub-district, deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the Jizhong Military Region.
In the subsequent Liberation War, Li Zhimin was organizationally assigned to the third column of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region as the political commissar of the column, and then transferred to the second column of the Jin-Cha-Ji Field Army as a political commissar. At the end of the Liberation War, Li Zhimin served as the director of the Military Political Department of the 20th Corps of the North China Military Region, and then transferred to the political commissar of the 19th Corps. In the subsequent volunteer army operations in Korea, Li Zhimin successively served as the political commissar of the 19th Corps of the Army, the director of the Political Department of the Volunteer Army, the deputy political commissar of the Volunteer Army, and the political commissar of the Volunteer Army. After returning to China, Li Zhimin was also awarded the rank of general in the following 1955 all-army ranks.
Like Wang Ping, his position was also at the level of the Main Corps.
3. Li Shouxuan - Lieutenant General
Li Shouxuan is the chief of staff of the Red 27th Army. His hometown was Shaodong, Hunan, and he joined the revolution with the Red Army in 1928, and he has been working in the Red Army ever since. After Huining met the division, he participated in the Long March with the Red Army. After the 27th Army was reorganized, he was appointed by the Party Central Committee to the 27th Army as the chief of staff.
After the outbreak of the National War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Shouxuan successively served as the chief of the third section of the eighth route army headquarters, the deputy commander of the third military sub-district of the Taihang Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, and the chief of the education section of the eighth route army's forward headquarters. During the Liberation War, Li Shouxuan was organizationally assigned to the Songjiang Military Region as deputy commander and chief of staff, concurrently as commander of the Harbin Garrison, and later as deputy commander of the Railway Corps of the People's Liberation Army.
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Li Shouxuan successively served as deputy commander of the Volunteer Army's Railway Corps, director of the Volunteer Army's Railway Corps Command Post, commander of the Volunteer Army's Railway Repair Command, and second deputy commander of the Volunteer Army's Railway Transport Command.
It provides stable logistical support for the volunteer army! After returning to China, when he was awarded the rank in 1955, Li Shouxuan was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, because his position was at the rank of deputy corps, and many officers of this rank were awarded the rank of lieutenant general, so Li Shouxuan was rightfully rated as a lieutenant general.
4. He Jinnian - Major General
He Jinnian was the commander of the Red 27th Army. This revolutionary volunteer from Zichang County, Shaanxi Province, was influenced by the Red Revolution in 1930 and joined the Revolution with the Red Army.
He founded, established, developed and commanded the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, and he made indelible contributions to the development of the revolution in northern Shaanxi!
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, He Jinnian also held several positions and shouldered heavy burdens.
During the Liberation War, He Jinnian was organizationally assigned to the Northeast Military Region, and successively served as commander of the Northeast United River Military Region, commander of the Jiamusi Garrison Headquarters, commander and political commissar of the Northeast United Cavalry Column, deputy commander of the 7th Column of the Northeast Field Army, commander of the 11th Column of the Northeast Field Army, commander of the 48th Army, second deputy commander of the 15th Corps of the Siye Army, first deputy commander of the Jiangxi Military Region, commander of the Southwest Ganxi Military Region, and many other important positions.
After the founding of New China, He Jinnian did not enter the DPRK to fight like other leading officers of the 27th Army, but stayed in China and held a number of important positions in the Northeast Military Region, making important contributions to the construction and development of the Northeast Field Army! In the subsequent 1955 all-army ranks, He Jinnian was only named a major general!
In fact, with his position and seniority, he could be rated as a general, but because he was implicated in the "Gaogang Incident", he was only awarded the rank of major general.
epilogue
The four leaders of the Red 27th Army all dedicated their lives to the cause of revolution, and the ranks they were awarded were all they deserved. This is the most convincing proof of their outstanding achievements!
Although the commander of the 27th Army, He Jinnian, was demoted in rank, this did not affect his sincere heart and firmness to the revolution in the slightest!
Let us, the youth of the new era, take over the baton in their hands! Dedicate your strength to the prosperity and strength of new China!