In 1975, China pardoned all Nationalist war criminals in custody at the time. This is the seventh and final amnesty for war criminals of the Nationalist army after the founding of New China. In the course of this amnesty process, in view of the fact that the national army war criminals detained at that time had essentially been detained for more than 25 years and had entered old age, it was decided to grant amnesty and release to all but a few of them. As a result, some NNI war criminals who refused to accept reform were granted amnesty. Today, let us talk about three die-hard war criminals who were finally granted amnesty in 1975. Let's see who they are? How old were you then? The first is Huang Wei, a native of Guixi, Jiangxi.
Born in 1904, he was the first general of the Whampoa Military Academy. In December 1948, Huang Wei, then commander of the Nationalist Twelfth Army, was annihilated at the Battle of Huaihai and then became a prisoner of war. Soon, Huang Wei was sent to the War Criminals Management Center for reform. However, Huang Wei's performance is very negative, which can be said to be rigid. Not only was he stubborn in his thinking, but he also tried to avoid transformation. He ridiculed not only war criminals who behaved positively, but even studied the impossible "perpetual motion machine" at the War Criminals Management Institute:
Due to Huang Wei's stereotypical behavior, he was repeatedly granted amnesty, and in 1959, Du Yuming (a Huangpu I general Shaanxi Mizhiren), who was captured in the Battle of Huaihai, was pardoned. Later, as he grew older and under the careful guidance of the staff, Huang Wei's thinking changed to a certain extent. In 1975, Huang Wei was reborn as one of the last amnesty war criminals. At the time, he was 71 years old and had been detained for nearly 27 years. In 1989, Huang Wei died in Beijing at the age of 85.
The second is Liu Zhenxiang, a native of Fangchenggang, Guangxi. He was born in 1906 and was the fifth general of the Whampoa Military Academy. In November 1948, Liu Zhenxiang, then commander of the Nationalist 64th Army, was captured in the Battle of Huaihai and was soon sent to the War Criminals Management Office for rehabilitation. In the process of transformation, Liu Zhenxiang did not have the same obvious emotions as Huang Wei, but he was still very unconvinced in his heart.
Before his arrest that year, Liu Zhenxiang was still wearing a military uniform and medals, ready to die at any time. Now he has become a war criminal in transition. Liu Zhenxiang's mind is still stubborn, a thorn in the war criminals management office. During the transition period, Liu Zhenxiang was very dissatisfied with the special preferential treatment of Japanese war criminals who did not have to participate in labor. He even found an excuse to fight Japanese war criminals, causing chaos in the War Criminals Management Office. It is conceivable that Liu Zhenxiang's negative performance certainly does not have the opportunity to be pardoned. As a result, Liu Zhenxiang finally received an amnesty in 1975. He was 69 years old at the time and had been detained for nearly 27 years. In 1986, Liu Zhenxiang died of illness in Guangxi at the age of 80.
Finally, Hunan Changsha Wenrenqiang was born in 1907, the fourth general of the Whampoa Military Academy. In January 1949, Wen Qiang, then lieutenant general and deputy chief of staff of the General Advance Command of the Xuzhou Nationalist Army, was captured in the Battle of Huaihai and was soon sent to the War Criminals Management Office for reform. In the process of transformation, Wen Qiang is very rigid, which has a lot to do with his early experience. Wen Qiang was once a division commander of the Red Army. He is the leader's cousin. Zhou Gong was his introducer to the party, and Chairman Lin was his subordinate. Therefore, Wen Qiang took this opportunity to die without regrets, realizing that he was very rigid, at that time, Wen Qiang put all the responsibility on others, thinking that others did not educate him well, pushed him on the wrong path, and eventually led him to become a imprisoned war criminal. As a result, Wen Qiang, who showed stubbornness, was not released as the last batch of amnesty war criminals until 1975. At the time, he was 68 years old and had been detained for 26 years. In 2001, Wen Qiang died of illness in Beijing at the age of 94