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Order of Liberation (China)

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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 Liberation (Chinese: 解放勋章; pinyin: Jiě Fàng Xūn Zhāng) was a Chinese military award awarded to heroes of the Liberation of mainland China during the Second Chinese Civil War between 3 September 1945 and 30 June 1950. 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: Tao Zhiyue, Huang Yongsheng, Dong Qiwu, etc.
  • Lieutenant general: Ding Qiusheng, Wang Jinshan, Wang Enmao, etc.
  • Major general: Ye Changgen, Li Zhen, Liu Ziqi, Sun Chaoqun, etc.

    • References

    Order of Liberation (China) Wikipedia
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