In 1955, the central government decided to award Xu Haidong the rank of general.
After he learned of this, he was deeply disturbed and said to Zhou En, who had come to see him: "Premier, I have been recuperating from illness for a long time, I have worked too little for the party, and I have been given the rank of great general too high, and I am ashamed of it!" ”
Zhou Enlai said to him affectionately: "Comrade Haidong, the appointment of you as a general was decided on the basis of your contribution to the revolution. I want to say, no high nor low, proper! ”
In September of that year, Xu Haidong was awarded the rank of General of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and was awarded the Order of August 1st Class, the Order of Independence and Freedom of the First Class, and the Liberation Medal of the First Class. #Party History Figures # #Military History Figures # #历史记忆 #
