The Ministry of National Defense is a country, the highest military management department, which directs the construction of the armed forces of the whole country, such as recruitment, establishment, equipment, training, military scientific research, as well as military ranks and salaries, etc., all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense. In China's modern history, chiang kai-shek's regime established the Ministry of National Defense after the victory of the War of Resistance. He also followed the example of US imperialism to establish the Ministry of National Defense, and the first minister was Bai Chongxi, who is more familiar to everyone. The People's Army established the Ministry of National Defense in 1954, after the founding of the People's Republic of China. In this year, New China had been established for five years and had won the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (note that this war ended in negotiations), and the whole country threw itself into the cause of building New China.
And in 1954, the Ministry of National Defense was established, and the first minister was General Peng, who led the People's Volunteer Army to resist US imperialism. During the war years, he was a well-known general who had been in the battlefield for a long time and made great contributions to the victory of the revolutionary war. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Peng threw himself into the economic construction of the northwest. In 1950, he led the People's Volunteer Army to fight abroad, and in this situation where the strength of the two sides was very different and the gap was very large, the People's Volunteer Army led by General Peng relied on the iron will to fight. Five times on the battlefield to fight back the enemy armed to the teeth, stabilized the situation on the battlefield, pushed the front line to the 38th line, and finally the battle ended in a negotiated manner.
Mr. Peng
After returning to China, Mr. Peng served as China's defense minister for the first time, and his term of office lasted up to five years. In the past five years, Mr. Peng has made indelible contributions to China's national defense construction. At the same time, in 1954, seven founding generals served as deputy ministers of defense.
The first was General Huang Kecheng, who was Peng Zong's right-hand man during the revolutionary war years. Although Peng was always in the First Field Army and General Huang Kecheng was in the Fourth Field Army, they had intersected as early as the Red Army period. It is said that at that time, Huang Kecheng was framed as an AB regimental member and was almost killed by mistake, but fortunately, Peng Zong arrived in time to save his life, and for this reason, the two also formed a deep revolutionary friendship. With this experience, in 1954, when General Peng was the Minister of National Defense, he recommended Huang Kecheng to his superiors as vice minister to assist himself (General Manager Peng) in jointly building national defense.
Tan Zheng
The second vice minister was Tan Zheng, who was known to be an excellent political work general. In the revolutionary career, most of them were engaged in political work and belonged to an excellent political worker. During his tenure as Deputy Minister of Defense, his main work was in some personnel matters at headquarters.
The third vice minister was Xiao Jinguang, who also served as the commander of the Navy. During the Liberation War, Xiao Jinguang served as Lin Zong's deputy for a long time, and his work ability was very strong, and he was often praised by Lin Zong. In 1954, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as The Deputy of General Manager Peng and jointly built the national defense cause of New China.
The fourth vice minister is Wang Shusheng, who is also the minister of ordnance, and is responsible for managing guns and ammunition. Although the intersection between Wang Shusheng and Peng Zong is not very much, he is also a founding general who contributed to the revolution. Therefore, in 1954, he was also appointed as a deputy minister and jointly devoted himself to the cause of national defense construction.
Wang Shusheng
The fifth deputy minister was Shawke, and friends who may know history know it. Huang Kecheng, Tan Zheng, Xiao Jinguang, and Wang Shusheng, four vice ministers, were all awarded the rank of general in 1955. General Shaw is the rank of general, the first of the 57 generals, and the first general to assume the position of deputy minister.
The sixth deputy minister was Li Da, who was also a general and, at the same time, a brilliant staff general. During the Liberation War, Li Da was Liu Shuai's chief of staff? After the victory of the Liberation War, Li Da was appointed chief of staff of the Volunteer Army and became the military assistant of General Peng, and the two generals joined hands to defeat the enemy on the battlefield of aiding Korea and jointly defended against US imperialism. In fact, Li Da not only served as the chief of staff of Liu Shuai and General Manager Peng, but also served as the chief of staff of General Manager He and General Manager Chen, and his work ability was also praised by the four marshals.
The seventh vice minister was Liao Hansheng, who was the founding lieutenant general, who was first appointed lieutenant general as vice minister. You must know that of the first six deputy ministers, four of them are generals and two are generals. Only Liao Hansheng was a lieutenant general, which also proves that Liao Hansheng was a general who contributed to the revolution during the war years. Although his rank was lieutenant general, he held the same position as a general.