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Order of Bayi

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Type
  
Chinese military medal

First awarded
  
1955

Established
  
1955

Last awarded
  
1955

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Eligibility
  
Military personnel only

Order of Bayi or Bayi Order (Chinese: 八一勋章; pinyin: Bā Yī Xūn Zhāng) was a Chinese military award awarded to heroes of the Liberation of China during the First Chinese Civil War. There are three grades: First Class Medal, Second Class Medal, and Third Class Medal.

Notable recipients

  • Ten Marshals: Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao, Liu Bocheng, He Long, Chen Yi, Luo Ronghuan, Xu Xiangqian, Nie Rongzhen, Ye Jianying.
  • Ten Senior Generals: Su Yu, Xu Haidong, Huang Kecheng, Chen Geng, Tan Zheng, Xiao Jinguang, Zhang Yunyi, Luo Ruiqing, Wang Shusheng, Xu Guangda.
  • General officer: Song Renqiong, Wang Zhen, Xu Shiyou, etc.
  • Lieutenant general: Kong Qingde, Wang Jinshan, Wang Shangrong, etc.
  • Major general: Han Dongshan, Jin Rubai, Sun Chaoqun, etc.
  • Senior colonel: Zhou Shiyuan, Luo Houfu, and Xing Shixiu.
  • Soldiers: Feng Baiju, Feng Zhongyun, Li Yanlu, and Zhou Baozhong.

    • References

    Order of Bayi Wikipedia
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