Zhang Zhengguang

Zhang Zhengguang

Zhang Zhengguang (1916-2004), formerly known as Zhang Jihou, was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province. He joined the Communist Youth League of China in 1929, the Red Army of workers and peasants in 1930, and the Communist Party of China in 1932. Major general of the Chinese people's Liberation Army.

Life of the characters

During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he successively held the posts of propagandist, leader of propaganda team, secretary, section chief, and political commissar of the Communist Youth League, and participated in the first, second, and third anti "encirclement and suppression" struggles in the Central Soviet Area and the 25000 Li Long March.

During the Anti Japanese War, he successively served as the director of the Political Department of the camp school of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the deputy director of the Political Department of the Yan'an Branch of the Anti Japanese university, the director of the Propaganda Department of the Political Department of the Shaanxi Gansu Ningxia left behind corps, the deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Political Department of the northwest United defense army, the Secretary of the county Party committee and the political commissar of the corps headquarters, etc.

During the war of liberation, he successively served as the director and deputy political commissar of the Political Department of the military division, the political commissar of the military and political cadre school, and the deputy director of the Political Department of the Hebei Shandong Henan military region. He persisted in the struggle behind the enemy lines and cooperated with the main forces to complete the combat tasks.

After the founding of new China, he successively served as deputy director of the Political Department of the plain military region, Minister of youth and cadres of the Political Department of the North China military region, second deputy director of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region, deputy political commissar of the Beijing Military Region, first political commissar of the third Department of the general staff, and so on, contributing his whole life energy to the construction of the people's army.

Comrade Zhang Zhengguang is a deputy to the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China and a member of the sixth and seventh national committees of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference.

Get honor

He was awarded the rank of major general in 1955. He was awarded the second level 81 medal, the second level independent freedom medal, the first level Liberation Medal and the first level red star Merit Medal of the Chinese people's Liberation Army.

Chinese PinYin : Zhang Zheng Guang