The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General  Chen Xilian

Chen Xilian

General

* 1915

† 1999

(陈锡联)

Service

1934-XX-XX Political Commissar 263rd Regiment, 88th Division, 30th Red Army
1935-XX-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 11th Division, 4th Red Army
1936-XX-XX Commanding Officer 10th Division, 4th Red Army
1937-XX-XX Political Commissar 11th Division, 4th Red Army
1937-XX-XX Commanding Officer 769th (Communist) Regiment, 385th (Communist) Brigade, 129th (Communist) Division, 8th (Communist) Route Army
1938-XX-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 769th (Communist) Regiment, 385th (Communist) Brigade, 129th (Communist) Division, 18th (Communist) Army Group
1938-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 386th (Communist) Brigade, 129th (Communist) Division, 18th (Communist) Army Group
1938-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Commanding Officer 769th (Communist) Regiment, 385th (Communist) Brigade, 129th (Communist) Division, 18th (Communist) Army Group
Commanding Officer 385th (Communist) Brigade, 129th (Communist) Division, 18th (Communist) Army Group
1943-XX-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Military Sub-Area, Taihang Military Area
1946-XX-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Column, Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army
1948-XX-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Column, Central Plain Field Army, People's Liberation Army
1949-XX-XX Commander in Chief 3rd Army Corps, 2nd Field Army
1949-XX-XX Commanding Officer Eastern Sichuan Military Area
1950-XX-XX 1953-XX-XX Member of the Southwestern Military Administration Commission
1950-XX-XX 1954-XX-XX Commanding Officer Artillery, Corps, People's Liberation Army
1954-XX-XX 1959-XX-XX Chief of the Weapons Department
1959-XX-XX 1973-XX-XX Commanding Officer Shenyang Military Region
1973-XX-XX 1980-XX-XX Commanding Officer Beijing Military Region
1975-XX-XX 1980-XX-XX Deputy Premier
1975-XX-XX 1982-XX-XX Member of the Standing Committee, Central Military Commission
Picture source: Courtesy of Jon Zhou