Among the founding generals of New China, many generals, lieutenant generals and major generals have served as commanders of large military regions, but among these commanders, who has held the longest position and who has been the oldest when he left office, do you know? First, let's talk about which generals have been the commanders of the grand military regions for the longest time?
Among the founding generals, there are only two who have the longest time, they are Xu Shiyou and Yang Dezhi. Xu Shiyou became the first commander of the Nanjing Military Region in 1955, and his appointment was in 1973. In this year, the military commanders of several major military regions were transferred, and he was transferred to the Guangzhou Military Region as a commander, serving for 7 years. From 1955 to 1985, a total of 25 years.
On xu shiyou's side was Yang Dezhi, who served as the first commander of the Jinan Military Region in 1955; he was also transferred to the Wuhan Military Region as commander in 1973, and when the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam began in 1979, he was transferred to the Kunming Army as a commander for one year. He went back and forth, also for 25 years.
The difference between Xu Shiyou and Yang Dezhi is that Xu Shiyou has served as the commander of two military regions, while Yang Dezhi has served as the commander of three military regions. Similarly, the two of them commanded a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. In addition, after Yang Dezhi stepped down as commander, he served as chief of the general staff, while Xu Shiyou only served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission after he left office.
So, they are quite equal, who is the oldest to step down as the commander of the Grand Military District? Xu Shiyou was 75 years old when he left office, while Yang Dezhi was 69 years old. In addition to Yang Dezhi's position, others who have served as commanders of the Great Military Region are not as old as him.