(1901-11-08)November 8, 1901 Wutai County, Shanxi, Qing China
Died
September 21, 1990(1990-09-21) (aged 88) Beijing, China
Occupation
General
politician
writer
Nickname(s)
"The cotton-clad marshal" (bù yī yuán shuài, 布衣元帅)
Military service
Allegiance
People's Republic of China
Branch/service
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service
1924–1987
Rank
Marshal of the People's Republic of China
Commands
Commander, 4th Front Army, Chinese Red Army
Deputy Commander, PLA North China Military Region Field Army
Commander and Political Commissar, 1st Corps of the North China Field Army
Chief of the General Staff, CPG People's Revolutionary Military Commission
Minister of National Defense, PRC
Battles/wars
Northern Expedition
Chinese Civil War
Long March
Sino-Japanese War
Hundred Regiments Offensive
Awards
Order of Bayi (First Class Medal)
Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal)
Order of Liberation (First Class Medal)
Xu Xiangqian (November 8, 1901 – September 21, 1990) was a Marshal of the People's Republic of China (PRC). He was the son of a wealthy landowner, but joined the Kuomintang's (KMT) National Revolutionary Army (NRA), against his parents' wishes, in 1924. When the Chinese Civil War started in 1927, Xu joined the Eyuwan Soviet led by Zhang Guotao; Xu became commander of the Eyuwan-based Fourth Red Army. Zhang and Xu retreated to northern Sichuan after being defeated by a KMT encirclement campaign. Xu politically survived Zhang's defection to the KMT in the late-1930s; he rejoined the Red Army in a less senior position under the leadership of Mao Zedong.
During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) Xu served in several military units in Communist-controlled areas across North China, and directed the construction of several bases areas. When the Chinese Civil War resumed, in 1947, Xu was active in North China. Forces under his command were responsible for the capture of the heavily fortified city of Taiyuan in the later stages of the war, in 1949.
Xu was promoted to marshal after the founding of the PRC in 1949. He held numerous political and military positions, and survived the Cultural Revolution despite attempting to moderate some of its more destructive effects. He was an important supporter of Deng Xiaoping and his return to political power in 1976. He continued to serve in a number of political and military positions until he was forced to retire in 1985.
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