The PLA military region has a long history, dating back to the Red Army period. As early as 1932, the Red Army at that time established a military region to unify the command of the armed forces in the base areas, and since then our army has begun to be a military region, and in the period of the War of Resistance and liberation, there were even more military districts and military sub-districts of our army. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, China initially had six major military regions, namely, the Northeast, North China, East China, Central And Southern, Southwest, and Northwest Military Regions, which were highly consistent with the six administrative regions at that time.
By 1955, China abolished the six major military regions and established the Shenyang Military Region, the Beijing Military Region, the Jinan Military Region, the Nanjing Military Region, the Guangzhou Military Region, the Kunming Military Region, the Wuhan Military Region, the Chengdu Military Region, the Lanzhou Military Region, the Xinjiang Military Region, the Tibet Military Region, and the Inner Mongolia Military Region. On April 22, 1956, the two provincial military regions under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing Military Region, Fujian and Jiangxi, were also demarcated to form the Fuzhou Military Region. Since then, China has entered the era of the thirteen major military regions, and the Fuzhou Military Region was also one of the major military regions at that time.
However, in the 1960s and 1970s, the thirteen major military regions were adjusted, the Inner Mongolia Military Region and the Tibet Military Region were downgraded to provincial military regions, and the Xinjiang Military Region was also renamed the Urumqi Military Region, and since then China's thirteen major military regions have become eleven major military regions, and the Fuzhou Military Region is still one of the major military regions.
However, in June 1985, the Eleventh Military Region was once again reorganized, in which the Fuzhou Military Region was merged into the Nanjing Military Region and organized into the new Nanjing Military Region, and the history of the Fuzhou Military Region as a grand military region ended. That is to say, from the establishment of the Fuzhou Military Region to its abolition, the history of the Fuzhou Military Region as a major military region has a total of 29 years.
So in the 29 years that the Fuzhou Military Region has been a military region, who are the commanders of the Fuzhou Military Region, what are their ranks, and what is the length of their term of office?
First term
Commander: Ye Fei
Rank: General
Term of office: August 1956 to September 1957
The position of the Fuzhou Military Region at that time was very important, after all, it guarded the southeast gate of the motherland, so a famous general sat in the seat, and the first commander of the Fuzhou Military Region was General Ye Fei. General Ye Fei was born in the Philippines, whose ancestral home was Fujian, and was the only general of dual citizenship among the founding generals. He joined the revolution in his early years and insisted on guerrilla warfare in the south for a long time during the Red Army period. Participated in the creation of the revolutionary base area in eastern Fujian.
In August 1956, Ye Fei was the first commander and political commissar of the Fuzhou Military Region, and he was also the secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee at that time! As early as a year ago, Ye Fei was awarded the rank of general and was one of the founding generals.
General Ye Fei began to serve as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region in August 1956, and in September 1957 he was full-time political commissar of the Fuzhou Military Region, which means that General Ye Fei served as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region for 1 year and 1 month!
Second term
Commander: Han Xianchu
Term of office: September 1957 to December 1973
In September 1957, He was transferred to the post of "militant" Han Xianchu as commander of the Fuzhou Military Region, which was mainly due to the fact that General Han Xianchu had experience in commanding naval battles to liberate Hainan Island and dealing with the situation in the Taiwan Strait. Han Xianchu was born in the Red Fourth Front and was subordinate to the 115th Division during the War of Resistance.
During the Liberation War, he went to the northeast and quickly became a famous general in Siye, known as the Commander of the Whirlwind, and also a big name in Siye, and later went south with the army, and Han Xianchu commanded the troops to liberate Hainan Island. Therefore, the decision to appoint him as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region at that time was also of great significance. General Han Xianchu was awarded the rank of general in 1955 and became one of the founding generals.
General Han Xianchu began to serve as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region in September 1957, and in December 1973, the commanders of the eight major military regions were transferred, and Han Xianchu became the commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, that is to say, he was appointed commander of the Fuzhou Military Region for 16 years and 1 month!
Third term
Commander: Pi Dingjun
Rank: Lieutenant General
Term of office: December 1973 to July 1976
When the commanders of the Eight Military Regions were transferred, Pi Dingjun, who was then the commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, was transferred to the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region. General Pi Dingjun was also an old revolutionary, who joined the revolution in his early years and later became a member of the Red Army, participating in the counter-encirclement and suppression of Eyu-Anhui and the counter-offensive of Sichuan and Shaanxi.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Pi Dingjun established the anti-Japanese guerrilla group in western Henan and the anti-Japanese revolutionary base area in western Henan. What really made Commander Pi Dingjun famous was during the Liberation War, when Pi Dingjun served as the brigade commander of the first brigade of the first column, leading his troops to disguise the main force and cover the main force to break through, which was the famous Central Plains breakthrough. Later, when he was evaluated, he was originally rated as a major general, and finally the great man said "Pi has meritorious service, less Jin Zhong", so that General Pi Dingjun became the founding lieutenant general in 1955!
General Pi Dingjun was transferred to the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region in December 1973, and unfortunately died in a military exercise in July 1976, so General Pi Dingjun served in the Fuzhou Military Region for 2 years and 7 months!
Fourth term
Commander: Yang Chengwu
Term of office: September 1977 to October 1983
After the unfortunate death of General Pi Dingjun, General Yang Chengwu concurrently served as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region. General Yang Chengwu is a famous general in the People's Liberation Army, one of the famous "three Yangs" in our army, joined the Red Army in his early years, and once served as the political commissar of the division.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yang Chengwu served as the commander of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, commanded a series of battles, and during the Liberation War, he was subordinate to the North China Military Region, and later led his troops to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and soon after returning to China, he served as the commander of the Beijing Military Region. He eventually became the acting commander-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army. General Yang Chengwu was awarded the rank of general in 1955 and was one of the founding generals.
General Yang Chengwu began to serve as commander of the Fuzhou Military Region in September 1977, and in October 1983, General Yang Chengwu ceased to serve as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region, that is, Yang Chengwu served as commander for 6 years and 1 month!
Fifth term
Commander: Jiang Yonghui
Rank: Major General
Term of office: October 1983 to June 1985
General Yang Chengwu was succeeded as commander by General Jiang Yonghui, who began to join the Red Army in 1933, and during the Red Army he belonged to the Red First Army, and during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Jiang Yonghui was in the 115th Division and later went to Shandong. During the Liberation War, Jiang Yonghui served as chief of staff and deputy commander of the 38th Army.
Later, he served as the commander of the 38th Army, and thereafter he served as deputy chief of staff, chief of staff and deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region, and was also a general. In 1955, Jiang Yonghui was awarded the rank of major general.
General Jiang Yonghui was transferred from the post of deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region to the post of commander of the Fuzhou Military Region in October 1983, and left in June 1985, and the Fuzhou Military Region was also abolished.
From becoming a major military region to its dismissal, the Fuzhou Military Region has a total of 5 commanders, and these five commanders are all well-known, of which there are three founding generals, one founding lieutenant general, and one founding major general.
As for the term of office, the longest term of office is General Han Xianchu, who served as commander of the Fuzhou Military Region for 16 years and 3 months, and the shortest term of office was the first commander, General Ye Fei, who was only 1 year and 1 month!