The Eighth Route Army was changed from the original Red Army in northern Shaanxi, and the Eighth Route Army mainly had three main divisions, namely the 115th Division, the 129th Division, and the 120th Division in the War of Resistance Against Japan, all of which were the backbone of the attack on the enemy. At the same time, the central government specially transferred more than 9,000 soldiers from the classroom to form the Eighth Route Army's left-behind corps to guard the safety of the Party Central Committee's garrison. In order to keep more efficient leaders behind, the central authorities decided to abolish the messy numbers of various units in the past and implement a new compilation sequence.
That is, the first garrison regiment, the second garrison regiment, the third garrison regiment, the fourth garrison regiment, the fifth garrison regiment, the sixth garrison regiment, the seventh garrison regiment, the eighth garrison regiment, the 770 regiment, in addition to the establishment of the Suide garrison area, a total of more than 15,000 people, so who were the leaders of these 9 guard regiments at that time? What rank was he awarded in 1955? The commander of the First Garrison Regiment was He Jinnian, a native of Shaanxi Anding and one of the founders of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, who was awarded the rank of major general in 1955. The commander of the Second Guard Regiment was Zhou Renjie, a native of Chaling, Hunan, who had served as a squad leader, company commander, and deputy battalion commander of the Red Army, and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
The leader of the Third Guard Regiment was Yan Hongyan, also from Shaanxi Anding, who joined the party at the age of 16 and was awarded the rank of general in 1955. The leader of the Fourth Garrison Regiment was Chen Xianrui, a native of Shangcheng, Henan, who had made important contributions to the creation of the revolutionary base area in Eyu and Shaanxi. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and the leader of the Fifth Guard Regiment was Bai Zhiwen, a native of Ye County, Hebei Province. He joined the revolution at the age of 26 and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
The leader of the Sixth Guard Regiment was Wang Zhaoxiang, a native of Shenmu, Shaanxi Province, who joined the Party at the age of 19 and was awarded the rank of major general in 1955. The leader of the Seventh Guard Regiment was Yin Guochi, a Jiangxi Yongxin, who joined the Wisdom Section at the age of 21 and died on May 26, 1940, at the age of 33 due to overwork. The commander of the Eighth Garrison Regiment was Wen Niansheng, a native of Yueyang, Hunan, who joined the Red Army at the age of 24 and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955. The leader of the 770 regiment was Zhang Caiqian, a native of Macheng, Hubei Province, who joined the revolution at the age of 19 and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955. Chen Qihan, commander of the garrison area, a native of Xingguo, Jiangxi, joined the Red Army in 1925 and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.