Hong Xuezhi
Hong Xuezhi (Chinese: 洪学智; February 2, 1913 – November 20, 2006) was a general in the Chinese Red Army and a politician in the People's Republic of China. He was the only person awarded the rank of 3-star general in 1955 who was reawarded the gold medal in 1988 as an active PLA officer when the PLA readopted a rank system.
Hong Xuezhi | |
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Xuezhi in 1955 | |
| Native name | 洪学智 |
| Nickname(s) | "The 6-star colonel general" (liù xīng shàng jiàng, 六星上将) |
| Born | February 2, 1913 Shuanghe town, Shangcheng County, Henan, China (now in Jinzhai County, Anhui, China) |
| Died | November 20, 2006 (aged 93) Beijing, China |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War Korean War |
| Awards | Order of Bayi (First Class) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class) Order of Liberation (First Class) Order of the National Flag, 1st class Order of Freedom and Independence, 1st class (twice) |
| Other work | Vice Chairperson of the Seventh and Eighth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1990-1998) |
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