The stars will fall.
The Paper reporter learned from the relatives and friends of General Sun Qianqing that Sun Qianqing, the founding major general and former chief of staff of the Kunming Military Region, died in Nanjing on the morning of January 5, 2019, at the age of 100.The public resume shows that Sun Qianqing was born in Linzi, Shandong Province in January 1919. He joined the Eighth Route Army in early 1938 and joined the Communist Party of China in the same year. He served as a soldier, squad, platoon, company, and battalion commander of the Eighth Route Army Shandong Column.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Sun Qianqing went north with the People's Liberation Army and was reorganized as the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army. He successively served as the commander of the Northeast Field Army and the Chief of Staff of the Fourth Field Army Division..
General Sun Qianqing.Chinese military network map
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Sun Qianqing successively served as deputy division commander, division commander, chief of staff of the army, artillery commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, commander of the Hainan Military Region, chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region, chief of staff of the Kunming Military Region, and consultant of the headquarters.
Sun Qianqing was promoted to major general in 1961, and was awarded the second-level independent freedom medal and the second-level liberation medal. In September 1984, he left his post to recuperate.
According to China Military Net, in 1984, Sun Qianqing took part in commanding border self-defense counterattacks.At that time, he was 65 years old. He personally led the reconnaissance team, crossed the mountains and ridges to check the terrain, personally drew up the combat plan, decisively adjusted and deployed the artillery unit, and made great contributions to ensuring the victory of the battle.
The Paper reporter found that after the death of General Sun Qianqing, there are still 14 surviving founding generals. Most of them participated in the revolution during the Red Army period, and their average age is around 100 years old.
Among the 14 surviving founding major generals, 6 were awarded the title in 1955, 3 were awarded the title in 1961, and 5 were awarded the title in 1964.
Among them, the six surviving generals awarded in 1955 are: Zou Yan (1915), former deputy political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region, Zhan Danan (1915), former deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, Xiong Zhaoren (1912), former deputy chief of staff of the Fuzhou Military Region, and former Wuhan Military Region Air ForceFang Huai (1917), deputy commander, Yang Yongsong (1918), former political commissar of the Engineering Corps of the Beijing Military Region, and Li Guang (1914), former director of the Engineering Corps of the Nanjing Military Region.
The surviving major generals awarded in 1961 are: Yang Silu, Zhang Lixiong, and Jiang Zhong.
The surviving major generals awarded in 1964 are: Wang Fuzhi, Chen Shaokun, Wen Chi, Zhang Zhongru, and Tu Tongjin.
Among the above-mentioned 14 founding generals, the youngest was Wang Fuzhi, the former deputy commander of the Urumqi Military Region who was born in 1923.
