The Generals of WWII
Generals from China
Chen Mingren
General
* 7th of April 1903
† 21st of May 1974
(陈明仁)
(Chen Ming-jen)
Promotions
| 1926-03-XX | Lieutenant-Colonel (Post rank) |
| 1927-11-XX | Colonel (Post rank) |
| 1930-02-XX | Major-General (Post rank) |
| 1934-04-19 | Lieutenant-General (Post rank) |
| 1936-02-07 | Major-General |
| 1947-11-19 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1955-09-27 | General (People's Liberation Army) |
Service
| 1926-03-XX | – | 1926-07-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 2nd Replacement Regiment, Army Headquarters |
| 1926-07-XX | – | 1926-10-XX | Commanding Officer Independent Cadet Battalion, Huangpu (Whampoa) Military Academy |
| 1926-10-XX | – | 1927-10-XX | Commanding Officer 4th Battalion, 1st Cadet Regiment, 6th Class, Huangpu (Whampoa) Military Academy |
| 1927-10-XX | – | 1927-11-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Team, 1st Infantry Battalion, 6th Class, Huangpu (Whampoa) Military Academy |
| 1927-11-XX | – | 1928-04-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Military Cadet Training Brigade, Zhejiang Military Academy |
| 1928-04-XX | – | 1928-08-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Infantry Battalion, 6th Class, Zhejiang Military Academy |
| 1928-08-XX | – | 1930-02-XX | Commanding Officer 56th Regiment, 28th Brigade, 10th Division |
| 1930-02-XX | – | 1931-01-XX | Commanding Officer 28th Brigade, 10th Division |
| 1931-01-XX | – | 1932-05-XX | Commanding Officer Independent Brigade, 3rd Division |
| 1932-05-XX | – | 1933-09-29 | Deputy Commanding Officer 80th Division |
| 1932-05-XX | – | 1933-02-18 | Commanding Officer 238th Brigade, 80th Division |
| 1933-09-29 | – | 1934-04-19 | Acting Commanding Officer 80th Division |
| 1934-04-19 | – | 1934-09-06 | Commanding Officer 80th Division |
| 1934-09-06 | Removed from his command | ||
| 1934-09-06 | – | 1934-10-04 | Unemployed |
| 1934-10-04 | – | 1935-01-XX | Chief of Staff, 2nd Division |
| 1935-01-XX | – | 1935-04-XX | Member of the Military Advisory Council |
| 1935-04-XX | – | 1937-12-XX | Attending the 13th Class, Army College |
| 1937-12-XX | – | 1938-06-XX | Attached to the Ministry of War |
| 1938-06-XX | – | 1942-03-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Division |
| 1941-11-XX | – | 1944-12-XX | Deputy Commanding Officer 71st Army |
| 1944-12-XX | – | 1945-06-04 | Acting Commanding Officer 71st Army |
| 1945-06-04 | – | 1948-01-XX | Commanding Officer 71st Army |
| 1947-09-XX | – | 1948-01-XX | Commanding In Chief 2nd Northeastern Army Corps |
| 1948-01-XX | – | 1948-05-XX | Attached to the National Government |
| 1948-05-XX | – | 1948-10-21 | Attached to the President's Office |
| 1948-10-21 | – | 1949-05-16 | Deputy Commanding Officer Central China Bandit Suppression Headquarters |
| 1948-10-21 | – | 1949-05-16 | Commanding Officer Wuhan Garrison Command |
| 1948-10-21 | – | 1949-05-16 | Commanding Officer 29th Army |
| 1948-11-XX | – | 1949-05-16 | Commander in Chief 1st Army Corps |
| 1949-05-XX | – | 1949-05-16 | Commanding Officer Changsha Garrison Command |
| 1949-05-16 | – | 1949-06-XX | Member of Hunan Provincial Government |
| 1949-06-XX | – | 1949-07-XX | Deputy Chief of Central China Military Administration |
| 1949-06-XX | – | 1949-07-XX | Commander in Chief 1st Army Corps |
| 1949-06-XX | – | 1949-07-XX | Commanding Officer Changsha Garrison Command |
| 1949-07-XX | – | 1949-08-04 | Acting Chairman of Hunan Provincial Government |
| 1949-07-XX | – | 1949-08-04 | Commanding Officer Hunan Security Command |
| 1949-07-XX | – | 1949-08-04 | Commanding Officer Hunan Pacification Headquarters |
| 1949-08-04 | Revolts against the Nationalist Government | ||
| 1949-08-05 | – | 1949-09-03 | Acting Chairman of Hunan Interim Provincial Government |
| 1949-08-05 | – | 1949-09-03 | Commander in Chief 1st Army Corps, Kuomintang People's Liberation Army |
| 1949-09-03 | Joins the Chinese People's Republic | ||
| 1949-09-03 | – | 1959-04-XX | Member of the National Committee, People's Political Consultative Conference |
| 1949-11-01 | – | 1952-10-08 | Commander in Chief 21st Army |
| 1949-11-01 | – | 1952-04-XX | Commanding Officer Hunan Military Region |
| 1949-12-XX | – | 1952-04-XX | Member of the Southern China Military & Political Committee |
| 1952-10-08 | – | 1954-09-XX | Commanding Officer 55th Army |
| 1954-09-XX | – | 1968-09-XX | Member of the National Defence Commission |
| 1959-04-XX | – | 1968-09-XX | Member of the Standing Committee, National Committee, People's Political Consultative Conference |
Picture source: Courtesy of Tom Chan