This relatively precious old historical photo was taken after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the seven people in the photo are all founding marshals and founding generals of the Republic.
As we all know, after the founding of New China, the generals who can obtain the rank of marshal and general are all people who have made great contributions to the revolutionary cause, or have participated in the creation of the people's army, are eligible to obtain the titles of marshal and general.
The first person standing on the right is Nie Shuai, one of the top ten marshals, who was an outstanding political cadre and an outstanding military cadre in the people's army during the revolutionary war years.
Although, during the ten-year Agrarian Revolutionary War, Nie Shuai did not become the commander-in-chief of the Front Army, but served as the political commissar of the Red First Army. However, during the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation, Nie Shuai was a military and political leader who was the only one-man military and political leader, creating the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Base Area and leading the Liberation War in North China. The rank of marshal is well deserved.
The second person standing on the right is Mr. Chen, one of the ten marshals of the founding of the People's Republic of China, who is one of the three giants of the Red Fourth Army, and who led the troops alone, persisted in the guerrilla war in the south for three years, and is still a banner of the New Fourth Army. Especially during the War of Liberation, Mr. Chen was also the commander of the East China Field Army, leading the liberation cause of a region, eliminating a large number of enemy forces, and making great achievements for the founding of New China. Therefore, he received the rank of marshal, which is also well-deserved.
The third person standing on the right is Mr. He, one of the ten marshals of the founding of the People's Republic of China. During the years of the Revolutionary War, Mr. He led the Nanchang Uprising and belonged to the founding fathers who led the troops to participate in the revolution. Because of this, Mr. He's prestige in the army is very high, and Chairman Mao affectionately calls him Mr. He. You must know that among the top ten marshals of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there are only three people who are called bosses by the chairman, and the other two are Commander-in-Chief Zhu and General Peng.
The fourth person standing on the right is Liu Shuai, one of the ten founding marshals. He was the founding marshal of the people's army with the richest knowledge of military theory and had the reputation of the god of war. He participated in the leadership of the Nanchang Uprising and served as Chief of the General Staff of the Rebel Army, and later as Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army. At the same time, Liu Shuai was also the main commander of the anti-reactionary military group during the Liberation War, and served as the commander of the Central Plains Field Army and the commander of the Second Field Army.
The fifth from the right is Luo Shuai, one of the ten marshals of the founding of the People's Republic of China, who belongs to an outstanding marshal of political work and has led the political work of our army for a long time. During the most important period of liberation, Luo Shuai was the political commissar of the Fourth Field Army and participated in leading the liberation war in the northeast region.
Sixth from the right is Xu Shuai, one of the ten marshals of the founding of the People's Republic of China, who became a military leader in his own right during the Agrarian Revolutionary War, commanded the Red Fourth Front Army to repel the encirclement and suppression of reactionary military groups on many occasions, and made indelible contributions to the expansion of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base areas and the Sichuan-Shaanxi base areas.
It may be that on the battlefield of liberation, Xu Shuai only commanded one corps to fight, but this did not affect his military achievements, such as the Linfen Campaign and the Jinzhong Campaign, which are classic battles in the history of our army's wars, in which the weak defeated the strong and the less won the more.
The seventh from the right is the founding general Luo Ruiqing, among the seven people, he is the only one with the title of general. Although Luo Ruiqing is not a marshal but a general, his position is not low at all, and he belongs to a founding general with better development and relatively high tenure.
Summary: In this precious historical old photo, the six marshals in the group photo are Nie Shuai, Mr. Chen, Mr. He, Liu Shuai, Luo Shuai, Xu Shuai, and General Luo Ruiqing.
Everyone knows that Liu Shuai, the god of war, ranks fourth among the top ten marshals of the founding of the country. Therefore, when the six marshals and a general take a group photo in the same frame, it is more reasonable for him to stand in the C position.